New Starting Point for Green Packaging: Global Premiere of Large-Scale Mass Production of Water-Based Barrier Technology Paper Machine
2025-07-30 15:41
Green Packaging Leads Industry Innovation. On February 28, 2025, Zibo, Shandong witnessed a revolution in green packaging - the "Global Premiere of Large-Scale Mass Production of Water-Based Barrier Technology Paper Machine" jointly hosted by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), BASF, and DBC was successfully held at Shandong Bohui Paper Base. This event marked the global launch of the first large-scale mass production of zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper, promoting the green transformation of the packaging industry.
This innovative technology, through the combination of new materials, new processes, and new models, not only broke through the technical bottlenecks of replacing traditional polyethylene (PE) lamination paper packaging, but also accelerated the upgrade towards plastic-free, low-carbon, biodegradable, and recyclable eco-friendly paper packaging, supporting the achievement of "dual carbon" and "plastic restriction" strategic goals.
Strong Commercial Momentum: Over 10,000 Tons of Zero-Plastic Water-Based Barrier Food Packaging Paper Signed
This launch event attracted nearly a hundred leading domestic food packaging supply chain enterprises. On the day of the event, procurement intentions for over 10,000 tons of zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper were signed, laying a solid foundation for the global commercial mass production of this technology. As leaders in the global papermaking and chemical industries, the collaboration between APP, BASF, and DBC in their first launch in the Chinese market demonstrates multinational corporations' confidence and investment determination in the Chinese market, injecting strong momentum into the green packaging industry.
Breaking Technical Bottlenecks: Global Premiere of Water-Based Barrier Food Packaging Paper
At the event site, the organizers launched the world's first zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper formed in one piece by a modern high-speed paper machine. This product adopted technology jointly developed by BASF's Joncryl water-based barrier eco-materials and DBC's Bioten water-based barrier adhesive, achieving one-time molding on Shandong Bohui's modern high-speed papermaking equipment, breaking through the technical bottlenecks of replacing traditional paper-plastic composite packaging. Through this technological innovation, the product can be directly used for disposable food containers such as paper cups and paper bowls without secondary coating processing, significantly reducing production costs.
Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper not only possesses eco-friendly characteristics such as plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable, but also performs excellently in water resistance, oil resistance, heat sealability, and microwave heating capabilities, having obtained multiple global authoritative certifications. This technology provides the coffee, new tea beverage, and takeout catering industries with brand new green packaging solutions.
Industry Leaders Speak: Green Revolution Enters Industrial Breakthrough Period
During the day's activities, several industry leaders delivered important speeches. Mr. Wang Lexiang, CEO of APP's Global Large Paper Business Group of Golden Agri-Resources, stated: "The green revolution has entered the industrial breakthrough period, and enterprises should promote technological transformation from multiple dimensions including carbon reduction and plastic reduction, intelligent manufacturing, and value chain co-construction." Dr. Lou Jianfeng, Chairman and President of BASF Greater China, emphasized: "Collaboration promotes innovation, and innovation promotes development is the industry's shared belief." Mr. Lin Fanqiu, Chairman of DBC Group, pointed out: "Pragmatic innovation and collaborative win-win are key to promoting industrial development, and cross-enterprise collaborative innovation is the important foundation for this technological breakthrough."
Green Transformation: Providing Innovative Paths for Plastic Reduction, Carbon Reduction, and Energy Conservation
With increasingly stringent global environmental policies, the large-scale mass production of water-based barrier technology provides a new path for green transformation in the food packaging field. Experts point out that the global annual demand for functional paper with water and oil resistance requirements is as high as 4.2 million tons, with the annual consumption of PE lamination disposable paper cups alone exceeding 320 billion, with China being one of the largest consumer markets.
The large-scale mass production of zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper not only significantly reduces carbon emissions through recyclability (expected to achieve a 68% emission reduction effect), but its biodegradable performance effectively replaces plastic waterproof films, reducing microplastic pollution and enhancing the safety and environmental friendliness of food packaging. With APP's digital intelligent production technology, greater optimization will be achieved in production efficiency, product quality, and environmental product usage costs in the future.
Technical Analysis and Certification Interpretation
The zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper launched in this event adopted a combination of BASF's Joncryl water-based barrier eco-materials and DBC's Bioten water-based barrier adhesive, successfully replacing traditional PE/PLA lamination. This technological breakthrough allows the product to be directly used for disposable food containers such as paper cups and paper bowls without secondary coating processing, thereby reducing production costs and carbon emissions.
The environmental performance of zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper has obtained multiple international certifications, ensuring its compliance with global environmental standards:
• Recyclability: Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper complies with international recycling standards. According to testing by the German Paper Research Institute (PTS), the recycling rate is as high as 98.8%. This paper product can be recycled and reused in the papermaking process, supporting global environmental protection and resource recycling.
• Biodegradable and Compostable: This product meets the German TÜV OK compost certification and Australian ABA home composting certification, complying with industrial composting and home composting standards, ensuring its degradability in natural environments and helping to reduce environmental burden.
• Plastic-Free Certification: Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper has obtained the Flustix plastic-free certification, proving it is completely free of plastic and compliant with the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU2019/904).
• Food Contact Safety Certification: Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper has obtained food contact material regulations certifications from the US FDA, Germany BfR, and China GB, ensuring its safety for human health when in direct contact with food.
• High-Temperature and Microwave Heating Certification: This product has passed the microwave heating resistance test (EN15284 standard), proving it does not release harmful substances during microwave heating and maintains good packaging performance. Its excellent high-temperature resistance ensures product safety in actual use.
These certifications prove that zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper is not only leading in environmental protection but has also passed strict food safety and product performance certifications globally. It provides the packaging industry with a brand new green solution, promoting the sustainable development of the global packaging industry.
Expert Perspectives: In-Depth Discussion on Green Packaging and Responsibility
In addition, this event received guidance and support from multiple professional institutions, enterprises, and civilian organizations including the Shanghai Foreign Investment Association, China Air Transport Association, Shanghai Food Contact Materials Association, Shanghai Quality Supervision and Inspection Technology Research Institute, Tongji University Circular Economy Research Institute, Guangzhou Green Dot Environmental Protection Promotion Association, Shanghai Chengtou Environmental Resource Utilization Co., Ltd., and Shanghai ETCarbon Technology Co., Ltd. Through discussions by full industry chain experts, the importance of green packaging and how enterprises can assume social responsibility in promoting green transformation were further emphasized.
Industry Collaborative Innovation: Launching the Green Packaging Product Collaborative Innovation Platform
The organizers and supply chain partner representatives jointly launched the "Green Packaging Product Collaborative Innovation Platform," which aims to integrate global technical resources, promote the R&D and application of new materials, new processes, and new models, promote industry standard formulation, and build a full ecosystem of green supply chains.
Industry Benchmark: Technological Breakthroughs Facilitating Win-Win Goals
The "Global Premiere of Water-Based Barrier Technology Paper Machine Mass Production" not only marks a technological breakthrough for China in the field of green packaging, but also represents a milestone in industry collaboration and business model innovation. With the continuous advancement of "water-based barrier technology" and the expansion of commercial applications, the green packaging industry will surely embrace broader development prospects in the future, facilitating the achievement of win-win goals for environmental protection and high-quality economic development.
This innovative technology, through the combination of new materials, new processes, and new models, not only broke through the technical bottlenecks of replacing traditional polyethylene (PE) lamination paper packaging, but also accelerated the upgrade towards plastic-free, low-carbon, biodegradable, and recyclable eco-friendly paper packaging, supporting the achievement of "dual carbon" and "plastic restriction" strategic goals.
Strong Commercial Momentum: Over 10,000 Tons of Zero-Plastic Water-Based Barrier Food Packaging Paper Signed
This launch event attracted nearly a hundred leading domestic food packaging supply chain enterprises. On the day of the event, procurement intentions for over 10,000 tons of zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper were signed, laying a solid foundation for the global commercial mass production of this technology. As leaders in the global papermaking and chemical industries, the collaboration between APP, BASF, and DBC in their first launch in the Chinese market demonstrates multinational corporations' confidence and investment determination in the Chinese market, injecting strong momentum into the green packaging industry.
Breaking Technical Bottlenecks: Global Premiere of Water-Based Barrier Food Packaging Paper
At the event site, the organizers launched the world's first zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper formed in one piece by a modern high-speed paper machine. This product adopted technology jointly developed by BASF's Joncryl water-based barrier eco-materials and DBC's Bioten water-based barrier adhesive, achieving one-time molding on Shandong Bohui's modern high-speed papermaking equipment, breaking through the technical bottlenecks of replacing traditional paper-plastic composite packaging. Through this technological innovation, the product can be directly used for disposable food containers such as paper cups and paper bowls without secondary coating processing, significantly reducing production costs.
Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper not only possesses eco-friendly characteristics such as plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable, but also performs excellently in water resistance, oil resistance, heat sealability, and microwave heating capabilities, having obtained multiple global authoritative certifications. This technology provides the coffee, new tea beverage, and takeout catering industries with brand new green packaging solutions.
Industry Leaders Speak: Green Revolution Enters Industrial Breakthrough Period
During the day's activities, several industry leaders delivered important speeches. Mr. Wang Lexiang, CEO of APP's Global Large Paper Business Group of Golden Agri-Resources, stated: "The green revolution has entered the industrial breakthrough period, and enterprises should promote technological transformation from multiple dimensions including carbon reduction and plastic reduction, intelligent manufacturing, and value chain co-construction." Dr. Lou Jianfeng, Chairman and President of BASF Greater China, emphasized: "Collaboration promotes innovation, and innovation promotes development is the industry's shared belief." Mr. Lin Fanqiu, Chairman of DBC Group, pointed out: "Pragmatic innovation and collaborative win-win are key to promoting industrial development, and cross-enterprise collaborative innovation is the important foundation for this technological breakthrough."
Green Transformation: Providing Innovative Paths for Plastic Reduction, Carbon Reduction, and Energy Conservation
With increasingly stringent global environmental policies, the large-scale mass production of water-based barrier technology provides a new path for green transformation in the food packaging field. Experts point out that the global annual demand for functional paper with water and oil resistance requirements is as high as 4.2 million tons, with the annual consumption of PE lamination disposable paper cups alone exceeding 320 billion, with China being one of the largest consumer markets.
The large-scale mass production of zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper not only significantly reduces carbon emissions through recyclability (expected to achieve a 68% emission reduction effect), but its biodegradable performance effectively replaces plastic waterproof films, reducing microplastic pollution and enhancing the safety and environmental friendliness of food packaging. With APP's digital intelligent production technology, greater optimization will be achieved in production efficiency, product quality, and environmental product usage costs in the future.
Technical Analysis and Certification Interpretation
The zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper launched in this event adopted a combination of BASF's Joncryl water-based barrier eco-materials and DBC's Bioten water-based barrier adhesive, successfully replacing traditional PE/PLA lamination. This technological breakthrough allows the product to be directly used for disposable food containers such as paper cups and paper bowls without secondary coating processing, thereby reducing production costs and carbon emissions.
The environmental performance of zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper has obtained multiple international certifications, ensuring its compliance with global environmental standards:
• Recyclability: Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper complies with international recycling standards. According to testing by the German Paper Research Institute (PTS), the recycling rate is as high as 98.8%. This paper product can be recycled and reused in the papermaking process, supporting global environmental protection and resource recycling.
• Biodegradable and Compostable: This product meets the German TÜV OK compost certification and Australian ABA home composting certification, complying with industrial composting and home composting standards, ensuring its degradability in natural environments and helping to reduce environmental burden.
• Plastic-Free Certification: Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper has obtained the Flustix plastic-free certification, proving it is completely free of plastic and compliant with the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU2019/904).
• Food Contact Safety Certification: Zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper has obtained food contact material regulations certifications from the US FDA, Germany BfR, and China GB, ensuring its safety for human health when in direct contact with food.
• High-Temperature and Microwave Heating Certification: This product has passed the microwave heating resistance test (EN15284 standard), proving it does not release harmful substances during microwave heating and maintains good packaging performance. Its excellent high-temperature resistance ensures product safety in actual use.
These certifications prove that zero-plastic water-based barrier food packaging paper is not only leading in environmental protection but has also passed strict food safety and product performance certifications globally. It provides the packaging industry with a brand new green solution, promoting the sustainable development of the global packaging industry.
Expert Perspectives: In-Depth Discussion on Green Packaging and Responsibility
In addition, this event received guidance and support from multiple professional institutions, enterprises, and civilian organizations including the Shanghai Foreign Investment Association, China Air Transport Association, Shanghai Food Contact Materials Association, Shanghai Quality Supervision and Inspection Technology Research Institute, Tongji University Circular Economy Research Institute, Guangzhou Green Dot Environmental Protection Promotion Association, Shanghai Chengtou Environmental Resource Utilization Co., Ltd., and Shanghai ETCarbon Technology Co., Ltd. Through discussions by full industry chain experts, the importance of green packaging and how enterprises can assume social responsibility in promoting green transformation were further emphasized.
Industry Collaborative Innovation: Launching the Green Packaging Product Collaborative Innovation Platform
The organizers and supply chain partner representatives jointly launched the "Green Packaging Product Collaborative Innovation Platform," which aims to integrate global technical resources, promote the R&D and application of new materials, new processes, and new models, promote industry standard formulation, and build a full ecosystem of green supply chains.
Industry Benchmark: Technological Breakthroughs Facilitating Win-Win Goals
The "Global Premiere of Water-Based Barrier Technology Paper Machine Mass Production" not only marks a technological breakthrough for China in the field of green packaging, but also represents a milestone in industry collaboration and business model innovation. With the continuous advancement of "water-based barrier technology" and the expansion of commercial applications, the green packaging industry will surely embrace broader development prospects in the future, facilitating the achievement of win-win goals for environmental protection and high-quality economic development.