Morro™ Coating Set to Enter the Asian Market Through Collaboration with DIC Group

Xampla is pleased to announce a new partnership with global chemicals manufacturer DIC Group to bring our PFAS-free, plastic-free Morro™ Coating to Japan and the wider Asian market for the first time.

With this partnership, DIC Group will assist Japanese packaging makers in moving away from plastic and PFAS-based coatings for various foodservice packaging types, meeting both local and global needs.

“It’s a privilege to be working with DIC to tackle the problem of PFAS and single-use plastic pollution by introducing our PFAS and plastic-free Morro Coatings into Japan. As a global leader in the chemicals industry, their exceptional operational standards will help scale Morro in Asia and support the foodservice sector to quickly adopt PFAS-free and plastic-free packaging.” by Alexandra French, CEO, Xampla

Global demand for biomaterials in packaging is rising, and Japan is taking significant steps to accelerate this shift. Under the Plastic Resource Circulation Act, the government has set ambitious goals, including cutting single-use plastic consumption by 25% by 2030 and increasing the use of biomaterials in the supply chain to 2 million tonnes by the same year.

Marine pollution from single-use plastics remains a major concern—especially for island nations like Japan, where healthy aquatic ecosystems are essential for daily life, from trade to food culture.

By bringing Morro™ Coatings to Japan, DIC is enabling domestic packaging manufacturers to switch from traditional plastic coatings on foodservice packaging to a more sustainable alternative. Morro Coating is designed as a true drop-in solution, integrating smoothly into existing supply chains with demonstrated compatibility across standard coating processes and a wide variety of substrates and packaging formats.

“Japan is becoming a leader in combatting PFAS and plastic pollution, and DIC is always looking to innovate new solutions to solve this problem. Our "5R" approach—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Redesign, and Renew—is realising a circular economy by incorporating environmentally friendly materials into our packaging solutions, with Xampla’s Morro Coatings being a perfect fit for us. We hope that the material and its high-performing properties can help our customers bring PFAS and plastic-free materials to the domestic and global foodservice markets, helping them to secure market share in a plastic-free future. We’re excited to work with Xampla to explore what can be achieved,” by Takeo Ikeda, Manager, CVC group at DIC Corporation

Source: Xampla