Surface Printed, Energy Cured Biodegradable Flexible Packaging – What’s Needed to Make This a Reality

Over the past decade or so, a growing number of biodegradable polymers have gone from academic research studies to commercial applications. Commercial scale production of these resins is continuing to grow at a staggering rate. Flexible packaging is one of the target applications for these new materials and there are multiple development programs going on globally with film manufacturers and converters. One gap that needs to be addressed is the surface printing and overprint coatings that are needed for these applications. These materials must also be compliant with the composting certification standards that exist today. This webinar will discuss the flexible packaging requirements for a compostable film and the process used to gain third party certification from BPI or TUV.