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12.10.2015
FFS films based on renewable resources
RKW Group, Frankenthal, Germany, a leading supplier of high-quality plastic films and nonwovens, has developed a new formulation for FFS (form, fill, seal) films that consists of more than 50% ‘green’ polymers in response to specific requirements of its customer Braskem. Compared to conventional FFS films, this new solution offers substantial environmental benefits in terms of lower carbon emissions and yet provides the same technical performance characteristics. With effect from September RKW has been delivering the green FFS films to the German Braskem sites in Schkopau and Wesseling.
Braskem, headquartered in Brazil, has carried out pioneering work in developing green polyethylene, a thermoplastic resin made from sugarcane-based ethanol instead of crude oil. Sugarcane is a renewable and carbon dioxide depleting resource and it absorbs CO2 while growing. For many years, RKW has been supplying Braskem with FFS films that are applied for filling bulk materials at its two German sites. The new green FFS films are manufactured at the RKW plant in Echte and can be processed as tubes or flat films off the role on all standard FFS machines for various packaging configurations. www.rkw-group.com; www.braskem.com
RKW has developed environmentally friendly FFS films for bags that offer the same performance characteristics as traditional materials; at its plant (below) in Triunfo, Brazil, Braskem produces PE from sugarcane ethanol with an annual capacity of 200,000t
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