Compostable Pad Claims: Where the PE Backing Breaks Them
EN 13432 and ASTM D6400 apply to the whole pad, not the pulp core. Why a PE backsheet voids the claim and what to ask before a trial.
Thaw-in-Transit: Pads for Product That Defrosts Between Two Docks
A load of 26 pallets left a plant in northern France at -18 °C, sat at a hub for four hours in July air, and reached Manchester 31 hours later at -9 °C. Twenty-two pallets were fine. Four had partial thaw on the outer face of the bottom layer and left 40 to 60 millilitres in each carton. Two…
