A heat-sealing agent using 100% biodegradable resin derived from biomass has been adopted as the packaging material for Ajinomoto Co., Inc.'s Pal ™ Slim Up ™ <bag of 20 sticks>

TOYO INK CO., LTD. (President and Representative Director)　Masato Yanagi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) developed a heat sealant "AQUASEAL™" using the 100% biomass-derived biodegradable resin "Lactipus" and is now available in Ajinomoto Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Taro Fujie) ™ Slim Up Sugar ™" < used for > outer package bag containing 20 sticks. The packaging of this product has been renewed sequentially from the shipment in mid-April 2022.

Amid growing interest in environmental issues, paper is attracting renewed attention as one of the measures to reduce petroleum-derived plastics and greenhouse gas emissions, and efforts to use paper are expanding in packaging materials. This packaging material is manufactured by TOYO INK, Ajinomoto Corporation, ITOCHU Corporation (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and COO: Keita Ishii), ITOCHU Plastics Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director) : Hidenori Hayashi) is an environmentally friendly paper packaging material (patent pending).
This time, the heat sealant "AQUASEAL™ developed by TOYO INKThis product is made from Lactips, a 100% biomass-derived biodegradable resin manufactured by Lactips (France, CEO: Marie-Helene Gramatikoff).
In addition, the EB017 Next GP series of printing inks and OP varnishes are used as the main raw material, mainly made of biodegradable polylactic acid resin (biomass plastic made from plant-derived starch and sugar) originally developed by our company.
Heat sealants, printing inks, and OP varnishes using biomass-derived biodegradable materials contribute to reducing the amount of plastic used in packaging materials and increasing the value of environmentally friendly paper packaging materials.

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At a time when there is a strong desire to realize a sustainable world, issues such as waste plastics, marine plastic litter, and global warming have become urgent issues.
TOYO INK strives to provide products and solutions that can flexibly respond to ever-changing needs, with the aim of enriching everyone's lives while preserving the global environment.

About lactipus resin

Lactips resin is a naturally derived resin that biodegrades in a variety of environments, produced by Lactips, a bio-based startup company. Casein, the main component of the raw material, is a byproduct generated during the manufacturing and processing of dairy products from raw milk, and another feature of this product is that it uses upcycled raw materials that would normally be discarded. Like conventional plastics, it can be processed through various processes, so the use of Lactips resin is expected to contribute to reducing the amount of plastic used and waste.

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Company name	Lactips
Head Office	ZI Les Fraries 350 rue de l'industrie, 42740 Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Date Incorporated	2014年
Representative	Co-founder & CEO of Lactips, Marie-Helene Gramatikoff
URL	https://www.lactips.com/

Product Summary

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Product name	“Pal ™ Slim Up ™” <Bag of 20 sticks>
capacity	32g
Release date/release area	From mid-April 2022, outer bags will be gradually replaced with paper packaging made from biodegradable resin [Nationwide]
Seller	Ajinomoto Co., Inc.