Extrusion International 3-2019

23 Extrusion International 3/2019 Plants in Spain and Indonesia are recently certified to Key Food-Contact Standard Clariant announced, it has completed ISO 22000 certification for its sites at Sant Andreu de la Barca (Barcelona), Spain, and Tangerang, Indonesia, recently. Together with the Indonesian site and the former certified site in Singapore, Sant Andreu de la Barca is the third global site, and the first in Europe, to have com- pleted the certification. Certification strengthens Clariant’s global capabilities and leader- ship position as a supplier of high-quality, high-performance col- or and additivemasterbatches for the food industry. Applications supported by the Spanish site include plastics caps and closures, food tabs and bottles, as well as film and sheet. In recent years, regulators have determined that packaging that comes in direct contact with food products must be considered a food ingredient andmust meet the same standards for safety. Since Clariant’s col- or and additive concentrates are used in making plastics packag- ing, achieving ISO 22000 status for its manufacturing plants sim- plies the certification process for its customers and their clients. ISO 22000 is a family of international standards that addresses food-safety management and lists measures that an organiza- tion needs toput in place to control eventual food safety hazards. These regulations are more stringent than earlier standards gov- erning simple food contact. The need for such a standard is driven by an increased level of awareness of consumers towards food safety. The certification process, which was overseen by SQS, a quali- fied Swiss provider of international certifications and audit systems,took roughly one full year and will undergo constant annual review. It represents a further step over HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) qualification that San Andreu achieved a few years ago. Clariant www.clariant.com Clariantmasterbatches plants in Spainand Indonesia areglobal sites to complywith ISO22000 (Photo: Clariant) New Recyclable Packaging launched Amcor has launchedAmLiteUltra Recyclable, its first packaging product made from the company’s revolutionary, more sustain- able high-barrier polyolefin film that the company announced last year. The new high-barrier laminate can package a range of food, home andpersonal care, andpharmaceutical products, and be recycled in existing polyolefin recycling streams. AmLite Ultra Recyclable is the latest addition to Amcor’s success- ful AmLite product line, which was first created in 2015 to provide metal- free barrier packaging that significantly reduced the packaging’s carbon footprint. This new generation of AmLite adds recyclabil- ity to the environmental benefits and is the cul- mination of several years of research and develop- ment (R&D). The film and its application represent another ad- vancement towards Amcor’s pledge to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025. AmLite can be used for a variety of formats, such as pillowpouch- es, stand-up and spouted pouches; bags; lidding for trays and containers; stick packs andmore. AmLite achieves a reduced carbon footprint by using an ultra- thin, transparent barrier coating to replace aluminum and metal- lized barriers. That change, combined with recyclability, can re- duce a pack’s carbon footprint by up to 64%. AmLite Ultra Recyclable and AmLite Standard Recyclable are the first laminates in the AmLite product range to offer recyclability, adding two products to Amcor’s portfolio. AmLite Standard Re- cyclable, which provides medium- to high-barrier protection for ambient applications, is already on supermarket shelves thanks to some early adopter brands. AmLite Ultra Recyclable is now avail- able for broader customer trials. Amcor www.amcor.com