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No PAA in recycling

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How to keep laminated packaging safe under heat stress

EU regulation requires as of 2030 that packaging is designed for recycling and sets ambitious quotas for recycled content. Keeping recyclate safe for use turns out to be a challenge with many commonly used lamination adhesives, where high-temperature processing during the recycling process can lead to the formation of Primary Aromatic Amines (PAA) as toxic byproducts. 

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Illustration comparing the life cycle of laminated packaging before and after the implementation of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The "before" side shows a linear process ending in disposal. The "after" side depicts a circular life cycle, where laminated packaging is collected, recycled, and reused, reflecting the goals of the PPWR to reduce waste and promote sustainability.

How to protect your license to operate: Tackling PAA in laminated packaging

What most people know: The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will require plastic packaging to be recyclable and to contain recycled materials by 2030. What few realize: Your packaging’s market viability could be at serious risk if harmful substances - such as primary aromatic amines (PAA) - are formed during the recycling process.

Fully compostable

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For home-compostable food packaging

With Epotal^® adhesives, you can produce a laminates that are fully organically recyclable and offer the same performance features as conventional multi-layer packaging: puncture resistant, good printability, excellent heat-seal properties and processing on standard packaging machines. You can combine Epotal^® with BASF’s biopolymer ecovio^® , paper or other compostable packaging materials.

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BASF and BillerudKorsnäs cooperate to develop unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging

Ludwigshafen, Germany/Solna Sweden, December 02, 2020: BASF and the Swedish packaging manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs have cooperated to develop a unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging.

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Fully debondable PET/PE

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How to make recycling work for PET-based multi-layers

The separation of multi-layer packaging materials is already being used today and we believe it will have a much more prominent role in the future. The key advantage: no compromises are necessary in terms of key functionalities to protect food and keep it fresh. We have proven that multi-layer waste materials can be separated and then recycled via the same process as used for mono-material PET packaging in existing recycling infrastructure. Water-based adhesives are the key ingredient enabling easy separation and significantly improved recyclate quality.
According to the RecyClass Design for Recycling Guidelines, water-based acrylic technology is the only fully compatible adhesive system for PET thermoform recycling on the market.

RecyClass Design for Recycling Guideline, March 2026

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Best practice example of a closed recycling loop for PET-based multilayer. Four partners have collaborated on an industry-leading recycling approach.

Strategic partnership delivers best practice example of a closed recycling loop for PET-based multilayer

Multilayer packaging based on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) can have a bright and sustainable future. This is the message of the strategic partnership of four leading technology companies, whose closed-loop recycling model is sparking new discussions on the role PET-based multilayer will play in tomorrow’s packaging industry.

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Collaboration project shows: multi-layer packaging can be separated and recycled on an industrial scale

Multi-layer films are used for a wide range of packaging materials, particularly in the food industry. The European Green Deal stipulates that packaging must be recyclable to a large extent by 2030. In the future, the details will be regulated by the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

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Reduced carbon footprint

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Lower your product’s carbon footprint - no formulation changes required

Our biomass balance (BMB) approach is an innovative drop-in solution. It empowers you to significantly reduce your product’s carbon footprint – without requiring any reformulations or changes to existing manufacturing processes.

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Access your PCF data online

As a customer of BASF's dispersions and construction additives business, you can now seamlessly access our Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) statements in MyIndustryWorld online. With this service, we aim to simplify measuring your carbon footprint – because we know the effort it takes.