OCCA Weekly Webinar - The impossible bottle – a case study in making paper hold liquid using formulated dispersion technology
Venue: Webinar
Date: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Our Series 6 of OCCA Weekly Webinars continues with "The impossible bottle – a case study in making paper hold liquid using formulated dispersion technology" presented by Tony Heslop and Vikki Callaghan of BASF. The webinar will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 9 March at 2:30pm.
This webinar is free to attend, simply register below and you'll receive further details & joining instructions in due course.
Abstract:
The materials used in the production of bottles come with compromises. Glass is heavy and needs a lot of energy to produce and recycle. Plastic is lightweight and much lower energy to produce but stays in the environment for a long time if not disposed of properly. When the global drinks brand owner Diageo set about a quest to find an alternative, they came to BASF to solve the problem of how to make paper hold liquid. This presentation showcases how custom formulated spray applied coatings were used to create a barrier to a wide diversity of both food and non-food liquids across a range of FMCG categories while remaining recyclable through normal paper waste streams.
Speaker Profile - Tony Heslop - Senior Sustainability Manager - BASF
A polymer chemist by education, Tony Heslop spent the first 15 years of his career in the coatings industry working first in R&D and then moving into sales of pigments and additives with Ciba. After the acquisition of Ciba by BASF, he moved into their dispersions business before becoming market development manager for the UK/Ireland. For the past four years, as Senior Sustainability Manager, he has been focussed upon translating BASFs sustainability strategy into local action and helping customers and colleagues meet their sustainability targets.
Speaker Profile - Vikki Callaghan - Market Development Manager - BASF
Vikki Callaghan is a chemist with application experience in the polymer industry, she has 28 years of technical sales experience and now has a market development role within BASF focusing on the sustainability and circularity of the packaging industry value chain.
