Friday, July 7, 2023
Jowat has announced that its recently released GROW series of sustainable packaging adhesive has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product label. The packaging adhesive, developed specifically for the North American market, is the first and only hot melt adhesive in the United States to attain this certification from the USDA BioPreferred Program.
“We applaud Jowat Corporation for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product label,” said Kate Lewis, USDA BioPreferred Program. “Products from Jowat Corporation are contributing to an ever expanding marketplace that adds value to renewable agriculture commodities, creates jobs in rural communities, and decreases our reliance on petroleum.” Kate Lewis concluded.
According to this programme, a third-party laboratory verifies the adhesive’s biobased composition, and the proportion is then published on the label of the biobased product.
“Sustainability in packaging material is important to our customers around the world, and Jowat’s Biobased GROW adhesives are an innovative development in reducing the consumption of fossil fuel,” said Brian Sufak, Regional Sales Manager at Jowat Corporation. “We are proud to be the first adhesive manufacturer to earn the USDA Certified Biobased Product label.” Brian added further.
The percentage of a product that originates from a renewable source, such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks, is shown on the USDA Certified Biobased Product label. Chemicals derived from non-renewable petroleum are replaced by using renewable, biobased resources. Through the displacement of petroleum, biobased products have become more and more crucial in lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that worsen climate change.
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