DuPont Sustainability Survey Reveals Challenges in Global Packaging Industry

“These survey results confirm that there are many pathways to improving packaging sustainability,” said Harvey. “It starts with close collaboration throughout the value chain to spark innovation.”

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers offers customers a number of ways to enhance the sustainability of their products. DuPont™ Fusabond® resins are modified polymers that help bond dissimilar polymers to help facilitate recycling. The high-performance characteristics of DuPont™ Surlyn® ionomer help reduce the total amount of material in packaging structures. DuPont™ Biomax® Strong modifier helps bio-based PLA (polylactic acid) products gain more widespread use by enhancing performance attributes that limit its acceptance. DuPont™ Biomax® PTT resin, with up to 35 percent renewably sourced content, can replace petroleum-derived polyesters to help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and net emissions of greenhouse gases without compromising performance.