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A BPA Free EU: What Packaging & Film Manufacturers Need to Do to Meet Upcoming Regulations
- 1Eastman Tritan Renew | BPA Free Copolyester for Clear, Durable Food Contact Packaging
A transparent, tough copolyester formulated without bisphenols and available in grades made with up to 50% certified recycled content.
Since the EU has banned bisphenol A (BPA), manufacturers need qualified alternatives in place ahead of the July 2026 deadline. Eastman Tritan™ Renew addresses both regulatory compliance and performance requirements — for repeat-use and durable single-use applications alike.
Eastman Tritan Renew: A Clear, BPA Free Copolyester for Durable Food-Contact Applications
Tritan Renew is a transparent, BPA free copolyester engineered for durable, clear polymer parts and finished goods. It replaces polycarbonate and other clear polymers where clarity, toughness, and safety are essential.
Available in a variety of grades as pellets, Tritan Renew offers good melt flow for thin-wall parts and complex shapes, making it compatible with injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, and thermoforming. It combines glass-like clarity with improved toughness and chemical resistance and supports both transparent and opaque designs.
Key Benefits of Tritan Renew for Durable Food Contact Applications
In addition to being BPA free, Tritan Renew brings many benefits to durable food contact applications, including:
- High optical clarity: Low haze and glass-like transparency suitable for premium reusable packaging, drinkware, and clear lids where consumer-facing aesthetics matter.
- Impact toughness: High ductility and resistance to cracking compared with competing clear materials, extending part life in repeat-use packaging and food service formats.
- Heat and chemical resistance: Dimensional stability under typical use and dishwashing conditions, with robust resistance to detergents, alcohols, food ingredients, and common cleaning chemistries.
- Certified recycled content: Grades available with up to 50% certified recycled content allocated via ISCC mass balance, produced by breaking plastic waste into molecular building blocks for repeated recycling.
Typical Applications for Tritan Renew in Food Contact and Durable Goods
Tritan Renew is used across food contact and durable consumer goods where converters need a verified BPA free clear polymer with the toughness to survive repeated use and cleaning cycles. Typical applications include:
- Commercial houseware: Front-of-the-house applications such as glasses, pitchers and mugs, and back-of-the-house such as storage lids, fridge containers and gastronomy containers
- Appliances: Blenders, coffee machines and other appliances for homes
- Refillable water bottles and drinkware: Clear, dishwasher-tolerant containers for retail and on-the-go formats, replacing polycarbonate without loss of optical quality
- Reusable food storage containers: Lidded boxes and storage units that need to withstand repeated washing, microwave reheating, and refrigeration cycles
- Clear lids and rigid packaging components: Transparent caps, lids, and closures for food and beverage primary packaging where consumers see the product
- Industrial food processing equipment components: Sight glasses, viewing windows, and clear housings on processing equipment that fall under the extended 2028 deadline
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