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Coating packaging with dispersions can achieve various effects. For example, combining PVDC and PVC requires adhesion-boosting dispersions as primers.

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Special dispersion coatings are applied to packaging for aroma preservation or to serve as a mineral-oil barrier. Whether barrier coatings, adhesion-boosting substances, or resealable packages are required – BASF offers dispersions and additives, particularly stabilizers, for a broad range of functional coatings.

aroma barrier

primer

adhesives for reclosability

cold seal

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Emuldur® 381 A

Aqueous adhesion; promotor.

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Epotal® A 816

Acrylic barrier and heat-seal coating.

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Epotal® 3642

Dispersion for; moisture barrier, adhesives and adhesive sealants.

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Gliding agent dispersion 8645

Aqueous dispersion of wax.

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Sustainability meets Adhesives

Safe and sustainable chemicals are key to reducing emissions and enabling circularity. The adhesive industry needs to move quickly, due to a rising number of upcoming regulations emanating from the European Green Deal. BASF can help you navigate these dynamics – with its adhesive chemistry, application, and regulations expertise.

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Epotal^®

Our water-based Epotal^® lamination adhesives enable our customers to create flexible, durable and food-safe packaging with more sustainable end-of-life options.

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Technical Information: Preservation of Polymer Dispersions

Covering the selection of biocides for preservation to proper handling and storage techniques, ensuring the stability and quality of water-based polymer dispersions throughout their shelf life. Whether you are involved in production, packaging, transportation, or storage of polymer dispersions, this information will help you maintain optimal microbiological quality and ensure the longevity of your products.

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Technical Information: Handling and Storage of Polymer Dispersions

Polymer dispersions are increasingly processed in various industries. Bulk delivery by road or rail tanker is more convenient for processing facilities. This Technical Information provides an overview of the advantages of bulk delivery and requirements for storage tanks. It also describes measures for handling bulk deliveries of polymer dispersions.

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Sustainability meets Adhesives

Safe and sustainable chemicals are key to reducing emissions and enabling circularity. The adhesive industry needs to move quickly, due to a rising number of upcoming regulations emanating from the European Green Deal. BASF can help you navigate these dynamics – with its adhesive chemistry, application, and regulations expertise.

BASF and BOBST: Ready-to-use systems for film-to-film lamination

BASF customers benefit from our long-standing cooperation with BOBST, one of the world’s leading suppliers of substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated industries.

Film-to-film lamination: Recyclable paper trays by LEIPA and BASF

In cooperation with LEIPA Group, a specialist for paper and packaging solutions based on recycling, BASF has developed a new offering for flexible packaging of fresh food. The new recyclable paper tray presented at Interpack 2023 can replace purely plastic-based materials in flexible packaging.

BASF Coating Center: collaboration and service

BASF’s Adhesive Coating Center is a unique facility providing a wide range of coating solutions, product samples and demonstrations, as well as advice and support on adhesive technologies.

Green Deal Challenge: Adhesives as Problem Solvers in the Packaging Industry

In this article in trade magazine adhesion, we examine how the use of adhesives can play a significant role for developing more sustainable packaging. Due to their complex structure, recycling of multi-layer packaging systems can be difficult. This is where water-based adhesive systems can offer significant advantages.

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