Core Technology Platforms

Our flexible packaging technology portfolio includes barrier coatings, lamination adhesives, and specialty and emerging technologies designed to help address a range of material, processing, and performance requirements. Explore each platform to identify technologies relevant to your packaging application.

Barrier Coating Solutions

Coating technologies developed to provide targeted protection for paper-based and multi-layer flexible packaging applications.

Typical Performance Characteristics

• Moisture and water resistance optimization
• Oil and grease barrier performance
• Aroma containment support
• Surface durability and abrasion resistance under defined use conditions

Supported Substrate Types

• Paper and board materials
• Coated papers
• Multi-layer paper/film structures
• Specialty functional substrates

Process Compatibility Considerations

• Coating uniformity control
• Drying efficiency optimization
• Print surface compatibility
• Integration with downstream converting processes

Representative Performance Evaluation Areas

• Moisture vapor transmission performance trends relative to uncoated substrates
• Flat and folded oil and grease barrier performance validation
• Dry and wet coating strength
• Cold-glue and heat-seal adhesive strength
• Surface durability and abrasion resistance testing 
• Printability and converting compatibility evaluations

When to Use This Technology

• Paper-based packaging requires resistance to moisture, grease or oil
• Packaging systems require product protection while supporting recyclability objectives
• Surface durability is required to help protect against scuffing or contamination
• Barrier performance is needed without adding film layers
• Lightweight packaging structures require enhanced functional protection
• Printing and converting performance must be maintained alongside barrier functionality

Lamination Adhesives (Wet & Dry Systems)

Advanced water-based adhesive systems developed for use in multi-layer packaging constructions across paper, film, and hybrid substrates, with performance engineered around substrate and processing requirements.

Typical Performance Characteristics

• Multi-layer adhesion performance 
• Fast bond strength development 
• Process stability across operating conditions 
• Performance consistency, subject to scale-up and operating conditions

Supported Lamination Processes

• Wet lamination systems
• Dry lamination systems
• Multi-layer lamination processes

Substrate Compatibility

• Paper-to-film structures
• Film-to-film laminates
• Paper- or film-to-metalized film structures
• Multi-layer assemblies

Operational Performance Considerations

• Peel strength performance
• Adhesion performance across substrates
• Adhesion build-up 
• High film clarity – low haze

Representative Adhesion Performance Evaluations 

• Peel strength performance across representative substrate pairings 
• Shear resistance under environmental conditioning 
• Tack development and bond build-up behavior 
• Final bond strength and aging performance

When to Use This Technology

• Multi-layer packaging systems are required to combine performance characteristics across different materials
• Paper-to-film, film-to-film, or metalized laminate structures are being developed
• Reliable adhesion performance is required across high-speed converting environments
• Packaging durability must be maintained under humidity, temperature variation, or mechanical stress
• Barrier layers must be bonded without compromising structural integrity
• Converting efficiency and production throughput are critical to commercial success
• Flexible packaging structures require reliable bond strength across varying substrate combinations

Specialty & Emerging Technologies

Next-generation material technologies being developed to address emerging packaging needs, including sustainability-driven performance innovations. 

Innovation Focus Areas

• Material systems being evaluated for potential use in compostable packaging applications 
• Specialty formulations developed to support odor-sensitive packaging environments 
• Custom performance-driven coatings 
• Emerging substrate compatibility solutions

Development Pathways

• Collaborative pilot-scale coating programs supported by development-stage lamination trials
• Custom formulation development
• Iterative performance optimization
• Commercial readiness evaluation

Emerging Technology Spotlight

• PHA dispersions being evaluated for potential use in compostable paper-based flexible packaging systems supporting the development of next-generation materials. Concept-stage technology; performance characteristics and commercial availability are subject to ongoing validation.

Potential Application Targets

• Packaging systems targeting compostability
• Specialty protective packaging
• Performance-critical flexible applications

When to Use This Technology

• Conventional coating or lamination systems do not meet targeted performance requirements
• Packaging structures require custom functionality not supported by standard materials
• Sustainability-driven packaging formats are being evaluated or developed
• Compostable or alternative-material packaging systems are under investigation
• Packaging applications where odor sensitivity or specialized functional requirements are important considerations
• New packaging structures are being developed that require iterative testing and validation
• Pilot-scale collaboration is needed to evaluate feasibility before commercialization