H.B. Fuller Leads Industry Collaboration to Advance Mechanical Recycling for Converters

In support of increased sustainable packaging demands, H.B. Fuller, a leading global adhesives provider, in collaboration with major European industrial companies, has just announced an advanced solution with a proven reduced environmental footprint for converters. 

Sustainability is inevitable and here to stay, and so is the transition to a true circular economy. This can only be achieved if everyone does their share. Therefore, we have partnered with experts along the value chain like Erema, Muraplast, SIT Group and AMB to design and build an advanced-performance pouch, designed with recyclability in mind – see image attached. 

Due to the innovative capabilities of our Flextra® Evolution™ solvent-free for flexible packaging, converters can now use mechanically recycled PE granulates or film in their production lines, without compromising performance. We were able to successfully apply 100% of mechanically recycled material in monolayer PE and 50% in multilayer PE materials, both on a laboratory and industrial scale, with benefits spanning from preserved quality to reduced waste and increased recyclability.   The new H.B. Fuller adhesive comes with two different curative options, which enables a wide spectrum of bonding materials and achieves superior manufacturing performance.