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Additives for Packaging


Additives for packaging, be it for polyolefins or PET (the widely used plastic in packaging), are used for processing and manufacturing performance improvements and allow materials to have an assortment of enhanced properties.

In addition, due to increased awareness of circular economy, manufacturers are turning to additives that allow recycling in packaging and for additives and masterbatches that are near-infrared (NIR) detectable.

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Oct 26, 2020 | Product News

RecyClass Certifies Milliken’s Clarifying Agent for PP Recycling in Europe

RecyClass, a cross-industry initiative that works to advance plastic packaging recyclability, confirms that Milliken’s Millad® NX® 8000 ECO technology is fully compatible with polypropylene (PP)...

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Oct 13, 2020 | Product News

Ampacet Introduces Organic Cavitating Masterbatch for BOPP Packaging

Ampacet has introduced PEARL 368, a high-performance organic cavitating masterbatch designed for premium quality labels and white-opaque BOPP packaging. The highly efficient organic cavitating...

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Oct 6, 2020 | Industry News

Milliken's Performance Additives Find Use in TWIM PP Food Containers

PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical unveils Trilene® HI50TN, Thin Wall Injection Molded (TWIM) polypropylene (PP) food containers. Trilene® HI50TN is developed with Milliken's Performance Additives for...

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Sep 25, 2020 | Product News

TIESC Introduces NIR-sortable Black Plastic Masterbatch

Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals S.A.S. (TIESC) has developed a whole new range of Lioplax® black plastic masterbatch for NIR sorting and subsequent material recovery. The new packaging...

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Sep 21, 2020 | Article

Solution Based Barrier Food Packaging Advancing Rapidly!

By Donald Rosato

Discover the latest R&D in rigid & flexible food barrier technologies like thin-walled containers, longer shelf-life products, 3D printed packaging mold advances, etc...

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Sep 18, 2020 | Product News

Avient’s Oxygen-scavenging Additive Masterbatch Limits Degradation of Drugs

Avient Corporation featured its MEVOPUR™ ProTect oxygen-scavenging additive masterbatch at Medtec China 2020. The recent addition to the proven MEVOPUR medical and pharmaceutical portfolio limits...

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Sep 15, 2020 | Industry News

Milliken Joins Industry Collaboration to Promote Recycling of PP Packaging

Milliken & Company has joined the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition by The Recycling Partnership to improve polypropylene (PP) plastic recovery and recycling in the U.S. Milliken will tap into its...

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Sep 14, 2020 | Product News

Avient Showcases Colorants and Additives for Packaging at Medtec China 2020

Avient Corporation is featuring a combined portfolio of polymer formulations, colorants, functional masterbatches, and thermoplastic elastomers at Medtec China 2020. The company will exhibit oxygen...

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Sep 4, 2020 | Product News

Ampacet Unveils Color Palette for a Tactile Frosted Effect

Ampacet has introduced Earthy Mattes™, a collection that provides an organic presence through mineralized hues that speak to earth's shared history. This unique palette imparts a tactile frosted...

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Aug 28, 2020 | Product News

Avient Offers New TiO₂ Regulatory-compliant Additive for PET Dairy Packaging

Avient Corporation has announced the availability of a new light blocking additive technology for PET dairy packaging. This new additive technology helps customers’ packaging products to comply with...

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