Rohm and Haas Steps Up Sustainability Efforts

One of the newest paths to green packaging involves bio-based cellulose or polylactic acid (PLA) films made with naturally derived starches from plants, which avoid petroleum feed stocks altogether. The growing popularity of these alternative film materials to support sustainability initiatives, however, presents unique challenges for packaging construction. Rohm and Haas has devoted significant development efforts to identifying top-performing adhesive solutions for bio-based packaging and will showcase a number of these products now available under its Adcote™, Robond™ and Mor-Free™ brand adhesive lines. The company created its newest adhesives specifically to meet performance criteria for bio-based packaging. Rohm and Haas also markets a line of PLA additives that improves impact resistance, reduces sheet production problems, enables higher melt strength and line speed, all while minimizing equipment difficulties.