ECODESIGN

Sustainable packaging starts with smart material selection and design.​

At SK Functional Polymer (SKFP), we develop and evaluate resin solutions that help manufacturers achieve their sustainability including:​

• Increasing the use of recycled and bio-based materials.​
• Improving the recyclability of finished packaging.​
• Reducing the use of fossil-based plastics derived from naphtha or natural gas.​

​SKFP has successfully developed solutions for recyclable monomaterial packaging and demonstrated the excellent performance of our tie-layer resins with bio-based plastics and natural-origin materials such as paper and paperboard.​

​Enabling Monomaterial Packaging with MDO Technology​

Together with our parent company, SKGC, SKFP is developing new resins specifically designed for Machine Direction Orientation (MDO) processing.​

MDO technology enables the replacement of conventional multi-material laminates with recyclable monomaterial structures. By using compatible resin families, packaging can be more easily collected, washed, and recycled into high-quality recycled resins with excellent mechanical properties.​

​High-Performance Barrier with Less EVOH​

SKFP also offers high-barrier Evasin EVOH with 29% ethylene content. Its exceptional oxygen barrier performance allows the EVOH layer to be reduced to less than 5% of the total film structure in many barrier packaging applications.​

Keeping the EVOH content below this threshold improves the recyclability of the packaging while maintaining the high barrier performance required for demanding food and industrial applications.​