Thinner, stable films reduce consumption of raw materials
SABIC Holding Europe.
This company’s multilayer and polymer blend technology for flexible packaging (photo) can help manufacturers to reduce transport losses, optimize protection of goods, maximize pallet stability by increasing holding force of collation shrink and stretch films used to protect food packaging, making them stronger. They may help reduce the environmental impact of packaging by enabling down-gauging while improving the holding force. Manufacturers may achieve down-gauging options that reduce thicknesses by up to 20% compared to current film concepts. Thinner products reduce plastic consumption and allow for higher processing speeds. The company’s LDPE (low-density polyethylene) film grade is a new product for manufacturing very thin-gauge packaging. It offers excellent draw-down ability, running stable at a film thickness as low as 12 μm, using less raw material and enabling higher production line speed, says the company. Hall 6, Stand D42 — SABIC Holding Europe B.V., Sittard, the Netherlands