CKB® packaging board from Stora Enso Skoghall Mill in Sweden is now available with a polyethylene coating made from renewable raw materials. The development and launch of the bio-coated packaging board is made possible through cooperation with the Swedish company Trioplast / Ekmans.
The first consumer products that will be available in packages coated with the new laminate are fish gratin products of the Norwegian fish and seafood company Domstein ASA, manufactured in Kungshamn, Sweden.
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Tags: environmentally, fish gratin packages, package, bio-based PE, sugar cane, sustainable barrier coatings, tree-based packaging
Source: Packaging Europe, 2012-10-22.