Aquapak appoints sales director

Aquapak Polymers Ltd., a biodegradable polymer developer based in the United Kingdom, has appointed Dudley Jones as sales director.

Jones has more than 30 years of flexible packaging experience in manufacturing, technical, sales and marketing functions globally for packaging companies such as Sonoco, Walki, Constantia Flexibles and Amcor, working with multinational companies and regional customers.

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Jones’ role will concentrate on promoting end applications for Hydropol, a high-performance polymer that enables product design to provide its functionality, while increasing recycling and reducing plastic pollution, with a focus on paper and barrier applications through extrusion coating, casting or lamination onto other materials.

“Dudley is joining Aquapak at a time when the demand for new, environmentally friendly but functional packaging is huge,” Aquapak CEO Mark Lapping says. “There are many market segments where Hydropol can provide customers with a solution which isn’t available today and help them improve their environmental footprint without compromising product quality or the end-user experience.”

Aquapak says Hydropol, when extrusion coated or laminated onto paper, adds strength and barriers to oxygen, oil and grease and allows 100 percent-paper-fiber recovery through paper recycling mills. The company adds that while Hydropol is biodegradable and compostable, it also is nontoxic to the environment and marine-safe. It currently is being used in products such as reusable, heat-sealable paper mailing bags.

“Aquapak has developed a unique technology in Hydropol, which is recyclable, marine-safe, does not form microplastics and can deliver barrier and functionality to paper,” Jones says. “This makes the potential applications for Hydropol far reaching and very exciting. From beverages and confectionary to personal care and home improvements, Aquapak’s technology has the potential to transform flexible packaging as we know it.”