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Yangi presents breakthrough in barrier development for dry formed fibers
Yangi has made a breakthrough in developing grease and water-resistant packaging for take away solutions, which fulfils the requirements for recyclability and barrier performance for food on the go. The result is a socially and environmentally sustainable replacement solution to both plastic and wet moulded take away packaging products.
The successful results have been achieved through a combination of cellulose functionalisation and optimisation of the application technology in the Yangi technology platform. Today we can achieve promising results using commercially available solutions, but we see even larger potential in future development work. The current development guarantees water and oil hold out for cold takeaway applications and ongoing research indicates a scalable barrier performance for application in a wide variety of packaging categories.
“This milestone in barrier performance and application optimization accelerates our development capacity and open up for further functionalization of the cellulose material designed for our dry forming technology”, says Maria Gunnarsson, senior specialist in cellulose chemistry and responsible for chemical functionalisation of dry formed packaging at Yangi.
The challenge is that commercially available barrier chemicals for fiber-based packaging are designed for wet processes. A major gain in the future is to develop functional chemistry that is adapted for dry forming. This means that there is potential to achieve even better product performance, improved environmental performance and at lower cost. Yangi works intensively in various research consortiums and with industrial partners to develop future barrier solutions for dry formed packaging.
Join Yangi and reshape the world of packaging!
In our work to develop new and sustainable barrier solutions for fiber-based packaging we are collaborating with others to explore, share know-how and learn, with the mission to reshape the world of packaging. We welcome everyone with bright ideas and interest in fiber-based packaging to join our network of smart minded people.
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About Yangi
Pioneering the next generation of fiber-based solutions through offering an open-source machine and process solution for dry formed fibers.
The company Yangi has emerged from more than 10 years of R&D within The Loop Factory. Building on extensive know-how and prior art in the area, Yangi has moved from a promising innovation project to an established partner within dry formed fibers, with the aim to reshape the world of packaging. Yangi provides a ground-breaking new technology for recyclable cellulose rigid packaging, making it possible to go directly from cellulose pulp into ready-made packaging, in one machine line.
