New coating technology allows paper cups to be recycled

At present, about 200 billion paper cups are consumed globally each year, but the recovery of paper cups will result in high costs or greatly reduce the quality of paper fibers. Paper cups that use EvCote coatings are recycled, and the quality of the paper fibers remains intact, meaning that these paper cups can be used to produce other paper products. Even in some cases, EvCote coatings make paper fibers tougher. Another advantage of this technology is that it allows paper mills to recycle 100% of the waste paper produced during the production process of paper cups. These waste papers were all sent to the dump site for landfill, which will bring a great deal to the paper cup factory. Big cost savings.

95% of EvCote's raw materials come from environmentally-friendly and renewable materials, making the paper surface waterproof, grease-proof and moisture-proof. The technology can also be applied to many other products, such as corrugated cartons, folding cartons, beverage cartons, and food packaging. Gil Sherman, AkzoNobel's business development manager for paper coatings, added: “For papermakers, paper is a very high single cost, so the recycling of waste paper means a win-win for both economic and environmental benefits. By Bio-based PET With the development of EvCote technology, we have provided customers with alternatives to petroleum-based PE (polyethylene) films, which means we can get rid of our dependence on the oil supply chain."