A new film technology for frozen-food packaging
Last September, this company launched a sustainable packaging technology for frozen food that combines a new polyethylene (PE) grade with innovative film-production technology. Compared to conventional blown PE-film solutions, it offers significantly higher throughput and also has potential for down-gauging, making it attractive from both a commercial and sustainability standpoint. The solution is based on a mono-web TF-BOPE film structure, which has a thickness of only 20µm. This thin gauge provides a potential packaging material reduction of approximately 35–50% compared to incumbent blown PE film, says the company. The reduced thickness of the packaging solution minimizes environmental impact and supports brand owners and retailers who are aiming to reduce their packaging material consumption. The new packaging solution is also 100% recyclable and fits mono-PE recycling streams. — SABIC, Sittard, the Netherlands