Realizing Aluminum Pouch Recycling with Peeling Recycling Technology: DHC Supplement Packaging Bags Reborn as New Packaging Materials
Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. of the artience group and DHC Co., Ltd. have successfully recycled aluminum pouches for DHC supplements using peeling recycling technology through joint research. This technology enables the separation of aluminum foil and plastic film, which was previously difficult, allowing for the recovery and reuse of high-purity polyethylene film. This contributes to reducing the environmental impact of packaging materials and realizing a circular economy.
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Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. (President & CEO Hideki Yasuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) of the artience group has successfully recycled aluminum pouches for DHC supplements from DHC Co., Ltd. (President & CEO Midori Miyazaki, Minato-ku, Tokyo) using its peeling recycling technology. This was achieved through joint research with multiple companies, including ours.
DHC's granular supplement packaging bags use aluminum foil laminated film pouches to protect the contents from light, oxygen, and moisture, ensuring safe and secure quality. Aluminum foil laminated film was previously difficult to recycle because the aluminum foil and multiple plastic films are integrated, making separation after use challenging.
In this joint research, the peeling, reprocessing, physical property evaluation, and packaging suitability verification of discarded aluminum pouches were carried out in stages. It was confirmed that they could be regenerated as packaging bags at a practical level.
To realize the social implementation of recycling, it is necessary for society as a whole to work together across industry boundaries. The artience group will further advance its peeling recycling technology and, through collaboration with partner companies, promote the construction of a recycling model for composite packaging materials, including aluminum pouches, contributing to the reduction of environmental impact of packaging materials and the realization of a circular economy.
About Peeling Recycling Technology
The 'peeling recycling technology' developed by the artience group involves crushing multi-layered film, dissolving the adhesive with alkali treatment to peel off the film, and then separating them using the difference in specific gravity of the films to recover and reuse high-purity polyethylene film. This technology has enabled the recycling of aluminum pouches by making it possible to separate aluminum foil and plastic film, which was previously difficult.
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