The benefits that high performance polymers have to offer to purchasers, as well as how a strong knowledge of relevant food and drink regulations will allow you to procure more bang for your buck

1. RISK & REGULATION
How polymers are shaping new
trends in materials sourcing
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2. In this slideshare, we provide an overview of the
benefits that high performance polymers have
to offer to purchasers, as well as how a strong
knowledge of relevant food and drink regulations
will allow you to procure more bang for your buck

3. When sourcing
materials, more and
more purchasers are
beginning to focus
on factors outside
of initial costs and
compliance, looking at
total risk exposure more
holistically.

4. Those who are aspiring to
get the most out of their
procurement processes are
also paying due diligence to
issues like…

5. Total cost

6. The ability to manage
risk across a globalized
supply chain

7. Perceptions and
expectations of
the consumer

8. And any potential areas
of caution surrounding
FCMs (Food Contact
Materials).

9. If your procurement and
materials purchasing
procedures don’t
account for these
factors - they should.

10. Failure to effectively
manage complex risks in
a competitive market will
negatively impact your
bottom line, and will also
pose a major threat to
your public image and
brand reputation.

11. As more and more purchasers
develop this more rounded, risk-
based approach to procurement,
specialty polymers (or high
performance polymers) are seeing
increasing levels of interest.

12. Specialty polymers are a far cry
from the traditional polymers
and plastics of the past…

13. Strength.
Durability.

14. And
resistance to...

15. Heat
Moisture
Chemicals

16. This makes specialty polymers
a very attractive prospect to
purchasers keen to adopt a
more risk-based approach to
procurement.

17. However...

18. The use of high performance
polymers intended as FCMs is
governed by stringent regional
and national regulations across
the global market.

19. The purpose of these
regulatory frameworks is to
protect consumers from the
risk of harmful chemicals
migrating out of the FCM
and contaminating their
food and drink.

20. Different materials
behave differently
under varying
conditions when in
contact with food, and
may risk transferring
harmful quantities of
their constituents to
the food.

21. Certain substances, if ingested in
high quantities, can pose a risk to
not just the quality of the food but
human health.

22. Regardless of the
region, food and drink
industry regulations
set high safety
thresholds for human
exposure, and are
strictly enforced…

23. So it pays to have a good
knowledge of the different
regulatory practices of
your market, and to remain
abreast of any changes or
developments.

24. But there is one factor
that has an even
greater influence on
your bottom line…

25. Public concern.

26. Your materials can be
completely watertight
with regards to
measures of regulation
and compliance…

27. But if your consumer base is not
fully convinced of the safety of
your end product, whether they
ticked the boxes of the right R&D
departments and governing bodies
won’t matter.

28. Purchasers would also do well to be sensitive
towards concerns or controversy surrounding
any substances, chemicals or manufacturing
processes.

29. Gain a firm grasp on the regulatory framework surrounding the purchasing
of food-grade manufacturing materials and safeguard your compliance by
downloading our playbook:
Risk essentials: Understanding the fundamentals of food grade
plastics regulation for polymer purchasers
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