Packaging

BASF offers dispersions for a broad range of packaging applications. Be it an application in the field of glossy film lamination, film to film lamination or a functional coating, BASF offers outstanding products which cover mostly all needs of the different packaging industries in all performance grades. 

Glossy Film Lamination

Glossy film lamination is the most sophisticated way of refining printed products. With the help of this technology, the printed product is laminated with a film. In general, this plastic film is laminated onto printed cartons with the help of an adhesive. This procedure increases the appeal and shine of the printed product. At the same time, it protects printed surfaces from abrasion and ensures better tear resistance. Products that feature glossy film lamination can be found above all in the premium range. Typical applications are book spines, glossy brochures and perfume boxes.

Our contribution

BASF is the leading supplier of high-quality dispersions that have been specifically developed for glossy film lamination adhesives. In addition, our portfolio encompasses additives such as wetting agents, defoamers and rheology modifiers, which are suited for many different applications. Our products stand out due to their consistently high quality and help to formulate waterbased adhesives for demanding applications. 20 years of experience in the production and development of dispersions for glossy film lamination make us one of your first ports of call.

Film to Film Lamination

Flexible packaging such as stand-up pouches is becoming increasingly important. These packages consist of several layers of film to ensure that the desired requirements such as good mechanical stability, good printability or light impermeability can be met. It is only due to adhesives that these various films can be combined to form a multi-layer packaging. Hence, they play a decisive role when it comes to developing and manufacturing packagings.

Our contribution

As a leading supplier of adhesive raw materials BASF offers the packaging industry new possibilities and opportunities with its aqueous dispersions and additives. Water-based adhesives are an environmentally friendly and efficient alternative to solvent-based and solvent-free adhesives that have been used up to now.
 
Our dispersions are free from toxic substances and are approved for direct food contact. In addition, they allow the immediate further processing of laminates. Due to this fact, converters can reduce the time span between incoming orders and delivery to one day, significantly decrease their stock and focus on their core competences. 
 
Apart from intensive technical support, we offer our customers the opportunity to benefit from our innovative coating center. We have coating/laminating machines both at laboratory as well as at pilot-scale level, which are both specially suited for packaging applications. There we develop and test dispersions specifically for our customers.

Functional Coatings

By coating it with dispersions, packaging material can be made to suit specific applications. For example, in order to be able to combine PVDC and PVC you need to use adhesion-boosting dispersions, i. e. primers. With the help of special dispersion coatings, the packaging can be provided with aroma preservation and a mineral oil barrier – or it can be cold-sealed.

Our contribution

Whether it is barrier coatings, adhesion-boosting substances, re-sealable packaging or cold sealing – BASF offers dispersions and additives -  particularly stabilizers - for a broad range of functional coatings.