Inline & offline digital printing primers certified for use with HP Indigo presses.
Water-based overprint coatings increase durability and enhance the look & feel of inkjet-printed materials.
High-performance primers for inkjet that improve print quality & ink adhesion on film & paper.
Advanced materials designed to enhance the performance and processing of agricultural products.
Recyclable water-based coatings that confer high barrier to paper-based packaging and wraps.
Enhancing composite performance through optimized fiber-polymer interface adhesion
Water-based sizing solutions designed to optimize interfacial adhesion in composites using carbon fiber.
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Michelman is committed to sustaining our planet by continually reducing our footprint and bringing planet-positive solutions to the marketplace.
Sustainable Packaging
Future proofing, problem solving, and above all, collaborating. Our people, our planet, shaping the circular economy of tomorrow.
Thinking Ahead
Michelman’s water-based coatings enable recyclable, repulpable paper cups for hot beverages across global markets.
News (Thursday, 6 November 2025)
Michem® Coat 9250 enables recyclable paper cups with improved creamer resistance and strong fiber tear on high-speed lines.
News (Tuesday, 4 November 2025)
Michelman was featured by Texpertise Network for sustainable innovation in the textile industry with our PFAS-free Unyte® coatings.
News (Friday, 31 October 2025)
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Michelman's thought leadership around sustainability and the circular economy.
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As brand owners work to create packaging that engages and connects with consumers, flexible packaging offers the ability to balance sustainability, protection, and the convenience that consumers demand. Flexible packaging addresses these key industry drivers through material and resource efficiency, increased shelf life that prevents food waste, high product-to-packaging ratio, transportation benefits due to light-weighting, and reduced materials to landfill.
Michelman experts develop new materials and coatings with a “sustainability first” approach, prioritizing health & safety during use, and recyclability after use. Our next generation primers, barrier coatings, topcoats, and heat seal coatings offer increased functionality while maintaining a sustainable package, with opportunities to reduce waste, provide product protection, and use fewer raw materials.
Michelman’s water-based Michem® Flex packaging family is a complete system of enabling technologies that allow for environmentally friendly and sustainable packaging solutions. Our coatings are developed to work together, but also flexible enough to work independently with existing coating systems to create superior packaging for food, medical, and consumer goods applications.
Improved end-of-life options must be considered from the outset of the package design process, prioritizing finding new ways to create susta…
Plastic is often the best option for packaging due to its light weight and high barrier, helping avoid food waste.
The packaging industry must adopt more sustainable practices to combat the significant and growing impact of packaging waste.
Michem® Flex is a range of sustainable, functional, water-based technologies optimized for flexible packaging. Our primers, barrier coatings, topcoats, and specialized heat seal coatings provide ease of converting with one part ready-to-use formulations, while our global production capabilities deliver security of supply with regionally compliant solutions.
Heat seal coatings arm your packaging with strong, airtight seals. Our coatings have low initiation temperatures, excellent hot tack, and reliable bond strength across diverse packaging formats, often without the need for a primer.
Primers promote adhesion, improve printability, and enable processes such as extrusion and metallization. Our advanced, multi-functional primers can also improve the oxygen, moisture, and mineral oil barrier properties of the paper and film substrates to which they are applied.
To preserve food and other perishable or sensitive goods, packaging materials must manage the rate at which oxygen, water vapor, and mineral oil migrate through the package. These coatings enhance the ability of paper and film substrates to perform this function, as well as impart additional properties such as oil, grease, and water resistance.
Solutions
Environmentally friendly solutions for oriented film, foil, and paper substrates
DigiGuard® water-based overprint varnishes protect and enhance the appearance of printed materials. Various grades are available for commer…