Food & Beverage

Food and beverage packaging must protect product quality while responding to requirements for freshness, shelf life, flavor and aroma retention, safety and efficient use of packaging materials. Oxygen and other gases can affect sensitive foods and beverages, while loss of aroma can reduce product quality. Selecting the right packaging structure and barrier material is therefore an important part of product protection.

Kuraray offers materials for food and beverage packaging applications, including EVAL™ EVOH, a high gas-barrier material that helps limit oxygen transmission and retain aromas. Kuraray’s portfolio also includes film and polymer solutions that can support different packaging structures and processing approaches. By combining suitable barrier and structural materials, packaging developers can design solutions that protect contents and maintain required performance while considering material efficiency and evolving packaging needs.