PAPER AND CARDBOARD
Historically, paper and cardboard have been treated with different types of waxes to give them a finish according to the function they must perform.
If we focus on the sectors dedicated to food products (fruits, vegetables, meat and fish, processed foods...) or cosmetics, this is particularly important.
Normally, all these waxes and adhesives have always been formulated based on paraffins and waxes of mineral origin, always formulated with the addition of specific polymers to fulfill the function for which they have been intended.
However, the imposition of increasingly respectful environmental regulations, as well as the growing environmental awareness, has caused a special interest in the sector towards two fundamental concepts:
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The absence of mineral oil contents that can be transmitted to the final products ( MOSH / MOAH ).
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Compostability, that is, the guarantee that, contrary to what happens with mineral derivatives, all containers and packaging treated with this type of wax will be compostable like the leaves of a tree when they fall in nature.
In any case, depending on the needs of each client, we can prepare specific products for each special destination.
