Plastic is ubiquitous in today's society. A great amount of plastic is specifically flowing into the packaging industry. However, economical and technical limitations cause most plastic packaging to have a linear and unsustainable life, often characterized by a very short use phase.

Hydropol™ Technology has all the benefits of plastics and enables multiple end of life options. Hydropol™ technology has "cracked the code" on sustainable plastic to facilitate the circular economy. It is a soluble and safe polymer that dissolves completely in water, leaving zero waste.

Being water-soluble Hydropol™ is inherently biodegradable, non-toxic and marine safe. Products made with Hydropol™ are safe for existing recycling processes and fully biodegradable should they enter the environment. If Hydropol™ enters the natural environment it will completely biodegrade into carbon dioxide, water and mineralized natural biomass.

Hydropol™ is highly scalable and used in a diverse range of packaging applications. Consumers and businesses are increasingly concerned about plastic pollution and environmental sustainability. Packaging producers need solutions. Hydropol™ is a performance polymer that dissolves and it is being adopted everywhere. The company has partnered with a growing base of clients in apparel, fashion, hospitality, healthcare, food packaging, logistics packaging, industrial, non-wovens, and other packaging. Hydropol™ is an enabling technology that when used in combination with other materials can make unrecyclable packaging fully recyclable within existing waste streams. A win for the environment.

Aquapak’s patent-protected polymer technology is based on thermally processible polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH, PVA). The highly versatile Hydropol family of products is produced in pellet form to enable all downstream conversion processing methods to be used.