{"id":19968,"date":"2014-04-14T03:12:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T01:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=19968"},"modified":"2014-04-12T09:43:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T07:43:02","slug":"interpack-2014-fkur-extends-portfolio-bio-pet-bio-pa-wide-range-bioplastic-products-packaging-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/interpack-2014-fkur-extends-portfolio-bio-pet-bio-pa-wide-range-bioplastic-products-packaging-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Interpack 2014: FKuR extends its portfolio with Bio PET and Bio PA; a wide range of bioplastic products for the packaging industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Willich, April 2014 \u2013 \u201cDevelopment, production & distribution\u201c \u2013 are the key topics for the bioplastics\u2019 specialist FKuR Kunststoff GmbH at this year\u2019s exhibition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from its own already well-established bioplastic compound portfolio (Bio-Flex\u00ae, Biograde\u00ae, Fibrolon\u00ae and Terralene\u00ae), FKuR has, since the end of 2013, additionally offered a comprehensive range of distribution products and will present a variety of biobased products at Interpack, one of the world\u2019s leading trade fairs, for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Compostable thermoformed food trays made from Bio-Flex\u00ae F 6611 (Picture: Plastisud SA, Italy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the Green PE (Bio-PE) from Braskem S.A., FKuR now also distributes Evonik\u2018s VESTAMID\u00ae Terra (Bio-PA) as well as GLOBIO, a biobased PET. (News from December 2013).<\/p>\n

\u201cWith such a broad product portfolio, our customers now have the ability to access a unique variety of materials from a single source.\u201d says Patrick Zimmermann, Director Marketing & Sales at FKuR. Differentiation from competitors is one of the main motivators for using bioplastics. \u201cThe immense product variety nowadays makes it more difficult for the producer to attract the consumer\u2019s attention. With our bioplastics we offer the possibility of communicating \u2018uniqueness\u2018 using the packaging.\u201c explains Mr. Zimmermann.<\/p>\n

Apart from satisfying the customers\u2018 desire for sustainable product solutions, FKuR\u2018s bioplastics offer added functionalities. For example, compostable bags and single-use catering items made from these materials can be disposed of together with food waste and organically recycled into valuable compost.<\/p>\n

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Several Naples schools are supplied by the catering company Sagifi with compostable food trays made from Bio-Flex\u00ae F 6611.
(Picture: Plastisud SA, Italy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another exhibition highlight is the achievement of the first production application for Bio-Flex \u00ae F 6611 which has been converted to a new heat-resistant thermoformed food tray. This fully compostable tray has been produced by Plastisud in Italy.<\/p>\n

The range of possible applications for compostable products is very wide, for example as bags, pouches, nets and similar food packaging products.<\/p>\n

For durable, non-biodegradable products, FKuR can offer bio-based products such as Bio PE, Bio PET and Bio PA. These products have a favourable carbon footprint and can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As \u2018drop-in\u2019 solutions, they have the same characteristics as their fossil-based equivalents and can be widely used in the packaging industry.<\/p>\n

Laminates of Bio PE with Bio PET or Bio PA can significantly enhance the barrier properties of bioplastics and thus extend the shelf life for food products.<\/p>\n

FKuR presents these and other highlights at Interpack, taking place from 8th to 14th May in Du\u0308sseldorf, at booth 9F14 in hall 9.<\/p>\n

About FKuR
\n<\/strong>FKuR is one of the leading producers of Bioplastic-Compounds for flexible packaging solutions and technical applications. FKuR\u2019s range of products includes the product lines Bio-Flex\u00ae, Biograde\u00ae, Fibrolon\u00ae, Terralene\u00ae as well as the distribution of a variety of biobased products.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Willich, April 2014 \u2013 \u201cDevelopment, production & distribution\u201c \u2013 are the key topics for the bioplastics\u2019 specialist FKuR Kunststoff GmbH at this year\u2019s exhibition. Apart from its own already well-established bioplastic compound portfolio (Bio-Flex\u00ae, Biograde\u00ae, Fibrolon\u00ae and Terralene\u00ae), FKuR has, since the end of 2013, additionally offered a comprehensive range of distribution products and will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[],"supplier":[1604,43,302,6839],"class_list":["post-19968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","supplier-braskem","supplier-evonik-industries-ag","supplier-fkur-kunststoff-gmbh","supplier-plastisud"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19968"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=19968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}