Spartech Rolls Out Eco-Responsible Replacements for PVC Packaging at Pack Expo 2009
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LAS VEGAS, NV – Oct. 5, 2009 – At Pack Expo 2009, Spartech Corporation, a leader in the development and design of green packaging materials, has answered the demand for environmentally responsible, sustainable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) replacements with two families of products: EnviroSeal™ and UltrosRenu™. These materials provide unique application solutions for RF tear, bar and heat-seal blister and clamshell packaging for consumer, food and medical products. These and other innovative packaging solutions will be on display here in Spartech’s booth #S5603.
“As the packaging industry is increasingly challenged to produce more environmentally responsible products, Spartech is at the forefront with a wide array of sustainable, high performance, PVC alternatives to meet a broad spectrum of packaging needs,” said Jonathan Cage, Director of Packaging Development. “Together, EnviroSeal™ and our UltrosRenu™ lines reflect Spartech’s strong commitment to environmental stewardship and to providing our customers with a competitively priced, ‘drop in’ polyester material for every sealing process on the market today.”
Both EnviroSeal™ and UltrosRenu™ contain comparable physical performance properties to PVC and meet a broad cross-section of PVC-based applications. These products are specifically designed to suit individual manufacturing processes; require no tooling or capital expenditures; and deliver excellent trimming qualities, impact properties, and packaging performance.
EnviroSeal™ XP20, XP30 and XP40 – available with pre- or post-consumer content and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food contact approval – offers superior clarity and performance and can be RF welded and heat-sealed to film or cards. In addition to its use in a variety of containers in the food industry, EnviroSealTM is ideal for non-food consumer, electronics and warehouse club, and industrial products packaging as a PVC replacement.
“UltrosRenu™ 90 Clear, 90 Blend, and 90 Blue Tint are produced with the industry’s highest quality recycled PETG materials, delivering a material yield advantage over PVC,” Cage said. “It is designed for blister packaging, clamshells, display boxes and containers in the non-food, consumer, electronics and warehouse club packaging and industrial products markets. UltrosRenu™ contains pre-consumer content and is RF, bar and tear, and heat sealable.
About Spartech Corporation
Spartech Corporation is a leading producer of engineered thermoplastic sheet materials, thermoformed packaging, polymeric compounds and concentrates, and engineered product solutions. With annual sales of $1.4 billion, the Company operates facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.spartech.com.
EnviroSealTM and UltrosRenuTM are trademarks of Spartech Corporation.
Spartech Marketing Contact:
Jonathan Cage, Director of Packaging Development
Spartech Corporation
Tel: (314) 889-8330
E-Mail: jonathan.cage@spartech.com
Spartech Media Contact:
Michelle Good, Marketing Communications Manager
Spartech Corporation
Tel: (314) 889-8375
E-Mail: michelle.good@spartech.com
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