The future of compostable packaging

Company Overview Parkside Flexibles Group Independently owned since Feb 2005 Parkside Flexibles Europe Ltd Tyler Close Normanton Wakefield WF6 1RL Tel: +44 1924 898074 Turnover: £22m Number of Employees: 145 Contacts: Robert Adamson – Managing Director Paula Birch – Sales Director - +44 7769974464 Paul Lenihan – New Business Development +44 7901 510736 Louise Glover– Customer Service Manager – +44 7473 811786 Mark Shaw – NPD -07841861972. Parkside Flexibles Asia Sdn Bhd Shah Alam Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: +60 355691826 Turnover: £20m Number of Employees: 45 Steve McCormick – Managing Director Rudy Gan – Key Account Manager

SafeBioPack

SafeBioPack £1.27 Million funded project Affordable, innovative and sustainable packaging from agricultural waste. Pulp Trays Natural anti-bacterial coatings Food waste reduction Improved food safety

Citrusafe Newton and Innovate UK funded project with UK and Chinese partners began February 2019 Tinned mandarin industry, valorisation of waste to increase shelf life via: Coatings for food Coatings/additives for packaging Making use of existing natural waste products to reduce food waste through extension of shelf life

GraCoPack High barrier coatings for flexible packaging using graphene One coating GraCoPack High barrier coatings for flexible packaging using graphene Using Graphene technology to create the next generation of bio-based and compostable high barrier packaging. Shelf life extension Reduction in food waste Packaging reduction Two coatings