DS Smith transitions to Kiilto’s biobased adhesive

In New York, Packaging Gateway reported that corrugated board packaging manufacturer DS Smith has enhanced its sustainability with the adoption of a biobased adhesive from Kiilto.

The company has switched from using a fossil-based solution to the biobased Kiilto Pro Pack Eco adhesive, according to the report.

The adhesives supplied to Smith are produced using the mass balance method, thereby enabling production without the need for building new facilities, the report added.

This method also makes adhesives chemically and physically equivalent to their fossil-based counterparts while containing a significantly higher amount of biobased materials.

Kiilto regional manager Topias Heinisuo said: “We developed the Kiilto Pro Pack Eco adhesive with the needs of the paper and packaging industry in mind. The adhesive matches the properties of comparable, non-biobased products, and it does not require any changes to the customer’s production process.”

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