Making Microwave Packaging Smarter and Safer
Key Growth Drivers and Opportunities
Rise in Demand for Ready-to-Eat Meals: Inspired by the growing demand for ready-to-Eat food between urbanization and busy lifestyles, the microwaveable polyethylene coating market is rapidly expanding. These coatings provide the required barrier properties against heat, moisture and oil, ensuring food security and quality during storage and summer. Their microwave compatibility makes them a preferred option for food producers, which supports the need of a growing consumer for convenient food solutions.
Challenges
Rising environmental concerns regarding plastic utilization, obstacles in recyclability, and strong regulations for food-contact materials are some of the primary challenges for microwaveable polyethylene coating industry. In addition, high production costs, limited compatibility with some of the sustainable packaging substrates are other factors limiting the growth of the target market.
Innovation and Expansion
Kemira and Jain Chem Collaborate to Promote Barrier Coatings in the Americas for Paper Packaging
In September 2023, Jain Chem, a leader in producing customized chemical solutions, and Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, have announced their continued collaboration to create and sell aqueous barrier coatings for recyclable paper and board products in the Americas.
The collaboration focuses on barrier solutions for food service packaging that provide resistance to moisture, oil, and grease. In paper and board end-use applications, such as cup stock, wrapping paper, and folding carton packaging that are microwaveable, oven-safe, and appropriate for frozen food, these solutions aid in the replacement of hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the widely used polyethylene (PE).
ProAmpac Introduces a Recyclable Mono-Material for Vegetables That Are Ready for the Microwave
In April 2022, ProAmpac, a pioneer in flexible packaging and material science, is happy to present ProActive Recyclable R-2000S, their most recent ProActive Sustainability invention. The market need for a recyclable packaging solution that can survive the rigors of a microwave heating environment is met by this innovative polyethylene-based film. ProActive Recyclable R-2000S is a polyethylene-based film that is pre-qualified for retail drop-off recycling and is patent pending. It is made to operate on high-speed form/fill/seal machinery.
ProAmpac is committed to become the industry leader for more environmentally friendly packaging solutions for frozen foods. ProAmpac is making sure frozen food companies can satisfy the increasing need for environmentally friendly packaging by offering recyclable substitutes without sacrificing print quality, machine efficiency, or consumer convenience.
Inventive Sparks, Expanding Markets
Prominent players working in the microwaveable polyethylene coating include Pactiv Evergreen, Sonoco Products Company, South Plastic Industry Co., Ltd., ProAmpac and others. To meet the customer's demand for growing environmental restrictions and environmentally friendly packaging, firms in the microwaveable polyethylene coating market must invest in recycling and permanent coating technologies. To increase the performance in the microwave environment, innovation will be necessary.
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