Melodea Launches Sustainable Barrier Coating
Melodea, Ltd., a leading sustainable barrier coatings producer that allow the paper and packaging industries to replace existing materials that are harmful to the environment with an eco-friendly, recyclable alternatives, introduces its newest innovation, MelOx NGen™.
MelOx NGen is a high-performance barrier product specifically engineered to allow for the recyclability of plastic food packaging and beyond.
In addition to having a superior eco-profile, the new barrier has excelled at playing a crucial role in preserving food freshness and significantly lowering plastic waste.
MelOx NGen is a water-based, plant-sourced coating designed to line the inside surface of numerous forms of plastic food packaging such as films, pouches, bags, lidding, and blister packs used to house CPG products and is currently being rolled out to the global plastic industry.
Approved by FDA and BfR as compatible for food contact, the coating helps protect and extend the shelf-life of foods such as snacks, confectionary, nutrition bars, meats, and dairy products as well as pharmaceuticals.
Melox NGen is a new iteration of Melodea’s award-winning bio-based and renewable material MelOx for paper packaging but designed specifically for use on plastic.
Used to line packaging as a transparent layer, it offers a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to petroleum-based Ethyl Vinyl Alcohol copolymers; – EVOH which are currently widely used in packaging for its food preservation properties as well met-PET plastic materials commonly used to produce lids.
MelOx NGen could assist in extending the range of plastic food packaging that is recyclable.. It can empower food packagers to fulfill their sustainability goals and align themselves with government regulations aimed at reducing the utilization of single-use plastics.
“The global collective effort to drastically curb plastic use is a long and complex process,” said Shaul Lapidot, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Melodea. “Our holistic solution can help ease the pressure by boosting the integration of plastic packaging into the circular economy, immediately.”
