New commodity in Luran-S packaging technology

BASF will produce plastic packaging with an antimicrobial agent, the company said this week.

 Germany-based  BASF said it would develop a line of styrene copolymers
using silver-based antimicrobial ingredients from Agion Technologies. The
packaging material is being provided under a multi-year agreement between the
two companies.
 "The technology provides continuous
protection from microbes by releasing silver ions to the surface of the product
at a slow and steady rate, this allows for the long-lasting protection of the
product against the damaging effects of microbial growth.