Produce storage boxes from bioplastics or recycled materials

Producing boxes and cans from renewable raw materials and recyclate

For all those who want to keep food fresh, store it or take it with them on the go, storage boxes are the ideal solution. Plastic lunch boxes and lunch containers are particularly practical and, with their light weight, the ideal companion for on the go. Combining food “to go” with a balanced, healthy diet is becoming increasingly important for consumers. Reusable instead of disposable is the motto. With versatile lunch and bread boxes, food can be kept fresh for longer and can even be taken along separately thanks to clever systems. Whether in daycare centers, schools or offices, the colorful plastic boxes have been proving their usefulness for years. After all, it’s no wonder that people even hold their own parties for the famous plastic boxes.

Fresh longer, for less waste

Storage boxes are designed primarily for space-saving and simple food keeping. These practical helpers should not be missing in any kitchen. Opened food packaging often does not offer sufficient protection against germs and moisture, which is why mold and loss of flavor are inevitable. Storage containers offer full protection and keep both dry and cooked food fresh for longer. Above all, this ensures that less food has to be wasted and thrown away.

Are you still packed tight?

With all containers, the most important thing is a good tight fit between the container and the lid, so that everything remains closed. The tightness of the lid is also crucial for hygiene. This is a particular challenge, especially for boxes that are to be cleaned in the dishwasher. Due to the high temperatures during rinsing and drying, there is a risk that plastic parts will warp and no longer close tightly. However, consumers do not want to and do not have to do without easy handling and hygienic cleaning with the right container.

Producing boxes from bioplastics and recyclate: safe protection for food and conservation of resources

Less waste, more conscious consumption and a more sustainable way of life. These issues are of concern not only to consumers, but also to companies. As reusable products, fresh food containers, lunch boxes and lunch tins have always fulfilled the basic principles of a recyclable product. Nevertheless, these clever everyday helpers are mostly made of crude oil plastics. A finite resource whose extraction is becoming increasingly difficult and often more harmful to the environment.

This is precisely where we come in with our innovative bioplastics made from renewable raw materials. With our drop-in granulates, you can produce durable, dishwasher- and freezer-safe boxes from renewable raw materials that not only conserve finite fossil resources, but can also be fully recycled in established material streams at the end of their life. An all-around successful concept.

Producing cans from bioplastics: Terralene® for dishwasher-safe & recyclable cans

With our Terralene® grades, we offer you a bioplastic alternative for the production of sustainable storage boxes, fresh food and freezer boxes. While increased flexibility is needed for the lid, the box itself should be as rigid and dimensionally stable as possible. Through appropriate modifications, we have optimized our Terralene® compounds for the production of storage boxes in terms of elasticity, demoldability and stress distortion.

Due to the good barrier properties of Terralene®, even moisture- and oxygen-sensitive products can be packaged and given a longer shelf life. As one of the few bioplastics, Terralene® offers not only a high barrier but also outstanding chemical resistance. Therefore, in addition to food, cosmetics or cleaning agents can also be packaged and stored with a shelf life equivalent to that of conventional PE packaging.

Neither dishwasher temperatures nor the cleaning agents in detergents or dishwasher tabs affect Terralene®. The parts retain their functionality and tightness and withstand the repeated stresses of opening and closing the boxes. We offer a specially developed material type for the production of lunch boxes with film hinges. Of course, these Terralene® grades are food safe as well as free of BPA and therefore absolutely harmless.

Our granules can be processed on conventional injection molding equipment and existing PE or PP molds. After use, products made from Terralene® can be integrated into existing polyethylene recycling streams. In addition to food storage and freezer boxes, Terralene® is also ideal for other kitchen and household utensils such as bowls, drinking cups and cutlery.

Producing storage containers from recyclate: a future-proof solution

Our recyclates allow you to make your boxes and tins sustainable while benefiting from the advantages that recycled materials offer. This is because recyclates are the ideal way to conserve fossil resources, reduce waste, lower your carbon footprint and meet the requirements of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

With the introduction of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) by the EU, the use of recycled materials is becoming even more important, as the PPWR has a clear objective: to reduce packaging waste. To this end, it provides for bans, restrictions and reuse quotas. Producing cans and boxes from recyclate is therefore not only a sustainable choice for the environment, but also a practical measure to meet the requirements of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and promote the transition to a circular economy.

Terralene® rPP – an innovative compound made from post-consumer or post-industrial PP recyclate that has been enriched with around 33% bio-based bioplastic. This material combines the advantages of recycled plastic with the sustainability of bio-based raw materials, offering a perfect solution for the production of cans and boxes that remain stable and functional at the same time. Thanks to its excellent mechanical properties, Terralene® rPP meets the same standards as virgin fossil-based PP in terms of strength and processing. It can be easily processed on existing injection molding equipment, which is crucial for the production of cans and boxes.

Depending on the recyclate used, Terralene® rPP has a natural appearance, giving you the opportunity to customize the look of your packaging.