- In July 2023, Notpla partnered with home care and detergent MACK and launched a sustainable clothes detergent sachet, marking Notpla’s first commercial application of its film material in a refill cleaning product line. The product is designed for laundry and homeware products; the packaging solutions dissolve in water and naturally biodegrade without leaving microplastic residue
- In July 2022, Hero Packaging launched the first ever 100% water soluble bags, Aquahero. The Australian company created a transparent reusable garment bag that looks and functions such as the plastic version in its strength and transparency but is completely dissolved in boiling water in 30 seconds
- In February 2022, Bioplastic International Launched a water-soluble PVA replacement for plastics, targeting to reduce plastics plastic pollution in beaches and oceans. The PVO is non-toxic to animals; it can be eaten by fish, birds, and marine life, passing through their digestive systems without harm
- In July 2021, India’s DRDO launched biodegradable packaging products. The launch comes amid India’s decision to ban single use plastics. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation launched environmentally friendly packaging products manufactured by using natural and plant-based food-grade materials that are biodegradable
- In July 2021, Health and beauty brand Saie launched water-soluble packaging in collaboration with SmartSolves, aiming for a cleaner, more sustainable packaging approach. SmartSolve board stock, an engineered composite with a 100% organic construction. The fiber has an interlocking mechanism that can unlocked with water. Once exposed to water, the locks dissolve, allowing the fibers to disperse
Frequently Asked Questions
Companies like NOBLE INDUSTRIES (U.S.) , Aicello Corporation (Japan) , Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan) , MonoSol, LLC (U.S.) , SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (Japan), are the major companies in the water soluble pods packaging market.
In July 2022, Hero Packaging launched the first ever 100% water soluble bags, Aquahero.
The countries covered in the water soluble pods packaging market are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, rest of Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, rest of Asia-Pacific, Brazil, Argentina, rest of South America, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Egypt, Israel, and rest of Middle East and Africa.
