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Compostable cereal bag featured in plastic-free grocery aisle

A flexible pouch made from bio-based compostable materials allows Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm to showcase its products in Ekoplaza’s plastic-free grocery aisle.

Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm has introduced its product in a compostable pack using NatureFlex and Tipa films.
Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm has introduced its product in a compostable pack using NatureFlex and Tipa films.

Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm has introduced its product in a compostable pack using NatureFlex™ and Tipa films, designed through a partnership between Futamura and sustainable packaging manufacturer Bio4Pack. The product is being featured in Amsterdam grocer Ekoplaza’s plastic-free aisle, along with a number of other solutions from Bio4Pack using NatureFlex films.

Ekoplaza states that to qualify for their plastic-free aisle, flexible packaging must be made from “innovative compostable biomaterials.” Futamura’s NatureFlex cellulose films are made from renewable and responsibly sourced wood pulp and are independently certified industrial compostable according to the European standard EN13432 and TÜV, Austria’s OK Compost Home standard for home composting. According to Futamura, NatureFlex offers outstanding barrier properties to moisture, gases, and minerals. For the De Halm cereal pack, the film is laminated to Tipa bio-based compostable film for excellent sealability.

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