Top-rated food packaging innovations focus on performance, end-of-life solutions
Mineralized additives, liquid-infused coatings, vacuum-insulated panels and polyethylene furanoate are the most promising advances today.
A number of new packaging materials are emerging, as the packaging industry balances consumer preferences, performance standards and end-of-life solutions in its quest for innovation. For instance, mineralized additives, liquid-infused coatings, vacuum-insulated panels and polyethylene furanoate are the most promising advances today, according to a study conducted by Lux Research, Boston, Mass.
“A number of next-generation materials are emerging, but bio-based waxes and nanocellulose need further refining while bio-based polyurethanes and starch-based composites hold long-term potential,” says Gihan Hewage, associate and lead author of the report.