31 Jan 2023 --- BASF and Israeli packager StePac have joined forces to create the “next generation” of fresh produce packaging. BASF will provide StePac with greater flexibility to advance contact-sensitive packaging formats to a higher sustainability standard by supplying StePac with Ultramid Ccycled – a chemically recycled polyamide 6. Polyamide 6 has a high gas barrier and mechanical properties for tear and puncture resistance.