Why use nonwovens in food and beverage?
Nonwovens are used for a variety of food contact solution. In many cases through the absorption of the excess of liquid it allows a significant improvement of product shelf-life of many perishable products and provides optimised presentation to customers.
The different uses are:
- Food wrap: meat, cheese and fish
- Tea & coffee bags
- Scavengers (e.g. oxygen absorbents)
- Absorbent pads
- Sacks, bags & sachets
- Insulation bags
The advantages of using nonwovens in food and beverage
- Easy to recycle and compost
- Easy to convert into pads and shapes
- High tear resistance
- Light-weight
- Prolong shelf-life
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