Innovia films&rsquo compostable cellulosebased material, natureflex&trade nvr, has been chosen by lebensbaum, to pack its range of organic teas.founded in germany in 1979, lebensbaum is a pioneer in the production of organic tea, coffee and herbs. The company&rsquos success has been built on a combination of pure tasting ingredients, ecological foresight and social responsibility.introducing packaging materials based on renewable resources is part of lebensbaum&rsquos sustainability strategy as dr achim mayr, managing director, explained &ldquonatureflex&trade combines the packaging quality and functionality we are looking for with our ambitioned environmental consciousness,
which fits with our mission.&rdquonatureflex&trade film begins life as a natural product, wood from managed plantations operating on good forestry principals, fsc or equivalent and breaks down in a home compost bin or industrial compost environment within a matter of weeks.
It also offers advantages for packing and converting such as inherent dead fold and antistatic properties, high gloss and transparency, resistance to grease and oil, good barrier to gases, aromas and mineral oils and a wide heatseal range.&ldquowe are delighted to offer new innovative packaging solutions based on natureflex&trade especially for the tea and coffee industry,&rdquo explains joachim janz, sales account manager, innovia films.&ldquoour customers can tick various boxes easily relating to product safety and the objective to use a sustainable packaging material.
Natureflex&trade films offer both suitable aroma barrier and a functional barrier to mineral oil migration which has been scientifically confirmed to last for five years. Mineral oil barrier is especially welcome in the tea industry, where recent german publications highlight that various tea products have weaknesses concerning mineral oil protection. The use of renewable cellulose derived from certified managed plantations and the fact it is certified home compostable rounds off this new packaging solution&rdquonatureflex&trade nvr is a twoside coated, heat sealable renewable and certified compostable film with an intermediate moisture barrier, ideally suited to box overwrap and individual flow wrap applications such as this one.
