{"id":13888,"date":"2026-07-02T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13888"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:14:29","slug":"lactips-and-smartsolve-unveil-water-soluble-microplastic-free-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13888","title":{"rendered":"Lactips and SmartSolve unveil water-soluble, microplastic-free packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lactips.com\/en\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lactips<\/a>, a French company specializing in the production of natural polymers that are 100% biobased, water-soluble and biodegradable in various environments, recently unveiled new plastic-free packaging market-ready applications at Edition Sp\u00e9ciale by Luxe Pack in Paris, developed in partnership with US-based SmartSolve.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for the beauty, cosmetics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/3033-personal-care-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">personal care<\/a> sectors, these co-developed samples showcase a new generation of water-dispersible packaging solutions aligned with growing expectations regarding environmental impact.<\/p>\n<div id=\"paywall-container\">\n<p>The applications are based on PureNil\u2122 0, a bio-based functionalized paper developed by SmartSolve, enabling plastic-free flexible packaging that rapidly disperses in water without leaving microplastic residues. These properties offer brands a compelling market-ready alternative to conventional single-use packaging.<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration combines Lactips\u2019 expertise in the development, production and marketing of natural polymers with SmartSolve\u2019s application-driven approach, opening new pathways for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/keywords\/5658-circular-economy\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">circular packaging innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWater-soluble, plastic-free materials have the potential to transform single-use packaging, particularly in beauty and personal care. This collaboration demonstrates how innovation can translate into practical, scalable solutions,\u201d said Bertrand Dupeyroux, VP Sales &amp; Marketing at Lactips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLactips has been the ideal partner in delivering plastic-free innovation, which has accelerated our journey toward making packaging no longer trash,\u201d explained Jonathan Jakubowski, CEO &amp; Co-Founder at SmartSolve.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative marks the beginning of a broader collaboration aimed at accelerating the adoption of plastic-free packaging solutions worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106544-lactips-and-smartsolve-unveil-water-soluble-microplastic-free-packaging\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lactips, a French company specializing in the production of natural polymers that are 100% biobased, water-soluble and biodegradable in various environments, recently unveiled new plastic-free packaging market-ready applications at Edition Sp\u00e9ciale by Luxe Pack in Paris, developed in partnership with US-based SmartSolve. Designed for the beauty, cosmetics and personal care sectors, these co-developed samples showcase [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[111,1097,169,158,54],"class_list":["post-13888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-cosmetics","tag-luxe-packaging","tag-personal-care","tag-plastic-free","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}