New plastic technology will change the mainstream application of the packaging industry

The company is Aquapak Polymer Materials, headquartered in Birmingham, UK, and invested $5.2 million over the past five years to develop a "fully recyclable nano-polymer material" combination suitable for a variety of packaging applications, such as food, Paints, coatings and electronics.

A company spokesperson said that a 5,500-square-meter facility is being built, and 70 workers will be hired. After the project is put into production next year, it can produce 30,000 tons of new material particles for the production of new films. According to the company, the product range is based on a complete set of patented technology. After "sufficient testing, it is superior to normal plastic film of the same grade in terms of strength and impact resistance."

Aquapak claims that this plastic has a wide range of uses, excellent isolation, anti-static and multi-solvent resistance. Oil resistant and gasoline resistant. The company also added that this material can be completely recycled through the current waste recycling channels, biodegradable, soluble in water, "completely harmless to the marine environment."

The company stated that it is fully compatible with most standard polyethylene equipment when designing materials and processing techniques, thus "minimizing the additional investment of blown film manufacturers."

Mike Everard, director of corporate management, said: "We firmly believe that Aquapak's super polymer materials can replace many of the standard materials used in the industry, and the cost is similar, the product performance is higher, and the function will be enhanced. Food packaging is the first of our tests. For commercial applications, this material is FDA-approved and can greatly extend the shelf life of certain foods due to its excellent barrier properties."