DOWN TO EARTH

Can we make colorful packaging, paper & tissue that are compostable?

WE LOVE:

Disposable paper products that can be composted into healthy soil

BUT DID YOU KNOW:

Whilst colored packaging & paper will disintegrate during composting, they can contaminate the soil if the right dye is not selected

The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World: Safe, Efficient, Enhanced. It’s Our Nature.

SAFE - IT'S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT
A solid core: Our deeply rooted goal to protect people and our planet.
Safe to use, safe to release and safe to touch and wear.
EFFICIENT – IT’S OUR NATURE TO RETHINK SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
Innovating application processes that minimize resources and maximize productivity, both in our and our customers’ manufacturing as well as by setting ourselves ambitious sustainability goals.
ENHANCED – IT’S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE
Your innovation is critical. Additional effects, functionalities and aesthetics give additional value, helping consumers to achieve their goals, for a life enhanced

DOWN TO EARTH / A coloration system for all applications & shades that is easier to recycle into soil without harming the environment

Cartasol® & Carta® Powder

Pulper dyes

Compliant for compostability *
ISEGA (BfR) compliant
High bleedfastness
Deep shade achievable

Cartasol® & Carta® Liquid

Shade control dye

Compliant for compostability *
ISEGA (BfR) compliant
High bleedfastness
Wide range of coloration available

Cartafix®

Fixative

ISEGA (BfR) compliant
Excellent bleedfastness
Fast fixation
Clear backwater
Compliant to compostability standards*

*fulfils all evaluation criteria for heavy metals and fluorine, and ecotoxicity which are outlined in EN 13432 (2000), NF-T51-800 (2015), ASTM D6400 (2012, 2021), and ISO 17088 (2012).

“SAFE”: IT'S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT

Compliant with food contact requirements of BfR
Certified for Blue Angel and compliant with EU Flower
Compliant with Nordic Swan*
REACH registered

REACH REGISTERED
BfR COMPLIANT
EU flower compliant
Nordic Swan Compliant
Blue Angel Compliant

* Depending on product selection

“ENHANCED”: IT’S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE

Excellent bleedfastness
Compliant for compostability*
Clear backwater with improved backwater rating
Planet conscious – Certified for industrial compostation
Increased recyclability
Industry leading performance

PLANET CONSCIOUS
IMPROVED BACKWATER
RECYCLABLE
Excellent Bleedfastness
COMPOSTABLE
INDUSTRY LEADING

Main benefits in a nutshell

Compliant with food contact requirements of BfR
Certified for Blue Angel and compliant with EU Flower
REACH registered
Excellent bleedfastness
Compliant for compostability*
Clear backwater with improved backwater rating
Planet conscious – Certified for industrial compostation
Increased recyclability
Industry leading performance

*fulfils all evaluation criteria for heavy metals and fluorine and ecotoxicity which are outlined in EN 13432 (2000), NF-T51-800 (2015), ASTM D6400 (2012, 2021), and ISO 17088 (2012)

SAFE – IT’S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT
A solid core: Our deeply rooted goal to protect people and our planet.
Safe to use, safe to release and safe to touch and wear.
EFFICIENT – IT’S OUR NATURE TO RETHINK SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
Innovating application processes that minimize resources and maximize productivity, both in our and our customers’ manufacturing as well as by setting ourselves ambitious sustainability goals.
ENHANCED - IT'S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE
Your innovation is critical. Additional effects, functionalities and aesthetics give additional value, helping consumers to achieve their goals, for a life enhanced.