{"id":5682,"date":"2025-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5682"},"modified":"2025-03-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:00:00","slug":"podcast-the-evolution-of-molded-fiber-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5682","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST | The Evolution of Molded Fiber Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"74.89416909621\"><link href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/css\/Image-Modals.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/>\n<div id=\"imageModalBackground\" onclick=\"backgroundClick(event);\">\n<p>\u2715<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/css\/PS-articles.css\"\/>\n<style><![CDATA[<![CDATA[<![CDATA[<![CDATA[\n\t.pod {\n\t\twidth: 97%; background-color: #1C4974; border-radius: 25px; padding: 20px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin: 0px auto;\n\t}\n\t\n\t.listenBtn {\n\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t}\n\t\/* unvisited link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:link {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; padding: 7px 20px; background-color: #1C4974; border-radius: 25px; text-decoration: none; border: none; font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; -o-transition: all 0.5s ease; -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease; transition: all 0.5s ease; box-shadow: 10px 10px 10px grey;\n\t}\n\t\/* visited link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:visited {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; background-color: #1C4974;\n\t}\n\t\/* mouse over link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:hover {\n\t\tcolor: #f4f5f6; background-color: #404144; border: none; padding: 11px 80px; font-size: 23px; -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; -o-transition: all 0.5s ease; -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease; transition: all 0.5s ease;\n\t}\n\t\/* selected link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:active {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; background-color: #1C4974;\n\t}\n\n]]]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[><![CDATA[>]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[>]]]]><![CDATA[>]]><\/style>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"28.261455525606\">\n<!--- Wrap to keep above first ad ---><\/p>\n<p>Molded fiber packaging has been around for decades, but in its early forms, it required fluorinated chemistry, or PFAS, to achieve oil and grease resistance\u2014particularly for foodservice applications.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the packaging industry is now moving away from PFAS, with some brands even establishing their own PFAS-free packaging commitments ahead of regulations coming down the pike. However, this has put the industry at a bit of a crossroads \u2013 how do you maintain packaging performance without PFAS?<\/p>\n<p>To discuss this, we recently sat down with two experts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solenis.com\/en\/destination\/sustainable-paper-packaging\/?utm_source=earned-media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=barrier-coatings&amp;utm_content=us-editorial&amp;utm_term=paper-packaging-chemistry\" rel=\"external noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solenis<\/a> \u2013 <strong>Bill Kuecker<\/strong>, Senior Director, Global Strategic Marketing, and <strong>Emily Parsons<\/strong>, Product Launch Engineer, Barriers &amp; Molded Fiber.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Parsons points out some key aspects of paper packaging that tie into Solenis\u2019 solutions. What many people don\u2019t know is that paper is about 99% water and 1% solids (tree fibers or other natural fibers). The advantage of PFAS was that they could be added on the wet end.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that the fibers used in paper are naturally anionic (negative). A lot of the chemicals that Solenis adds to paper are cationic (positive). These chemicals bond to the fibers and create a barrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat PFAS does is change the surface of the article by being added internally, which is why it persists in our environment and causes human health issues,\u201d Parsons said. \u201cWhat our technology does is \u2013 although it\u2019s added in the wet end \u2013 instead of changing the surface energy, it actually creates a physical barrier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is, it slows the penetration of oil through the article to \u201cmake sure that the oil doesn\u2019t end up on our clothes or on our car seats or anywhere else we don\u2019t want it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kuecker notes that the successful transition to sustainable packaging requires collaboration across the supply chain. Collaboration within an individual company is important as well.<\/p>\n<p>That involves, say, packaging manufacturers or foodservice brands \u201cmaking sure that all of their stakeholders, their Quality Assurance, their sustainability teams, their operational teams are all aligned on their needs prior to project kickoff,\u201d Kuecker said.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">You can check out the Audio Podcast HERE:<\/h3>\n<aside style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0px auto;\" wp_automatic_readability=\"1.2564102564103\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/media\/podcasts\/3067\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Packaging Perspectives Podcast Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/Custom_Content\/2020\/PS-PackagingPerspectives-250.png\" style=\"display: block; float: none; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"\/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<audio controls=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><source src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/podcasts\/SOLENIS-PODCAST_mixdown.mp3?1741025961\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/media\/podcasts\/3067\" rel=\"noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Listen to more podcasts here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105452-podcast-the-evolution-of-molded-fiber-packaging\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2715 Molded fiber packaging has been around for decades, but in its early forms, it required fluorinated chemistry, or PFAS, to achieve oil and grease resistance\u2014particularly for foodservice applications. 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