TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Solutions Surface Modification Additives for Packaging
Ampacet introduces the BIAX4CE™ masterbatch portfolio specifically designed for oriented mono-material PE films to the North American market.
Oriented mono-material PE film structures, whether by machine direction orientation (MDO-PE) or biaxial-orientation (BOPE), advance the fulfillment of sustainability goals by replacing hard to recycle film structures with mono-material PE recyclable structures.
Meets Optimum Quality & Processing Requirements
Ampacet’s
BIAX4CE™ masterbatch portfolio includes additive as well as white masterbatches formulated to meet optimum quality and processing requirements for specific oriented mono-material PE film structures.
The Ampacet BIAX4CE™ additive line includes
antiblock,
antistatic, migrating and non-migrating slip as well as high performance antifog masterbatches.
In laminated packaging structures, oriented PE film allows for substitution of some non-polyethylene substrates such as BOPP, BOPA, BOPET and CPP in the manufacture of mono-material PE packaging, leading to an improvement in the quality of the mechanically recycled PE stream, while requiring compromises on some packaging functionalities such as lower stiffness, gloss and gas barrier characteristics.
Innovative Solutions Driving Circular Economy for Plastics
As part of its sustainability initiative, NOVA Chemicals is currently producing MDO films using Ampacet BIAX4CE™. “
At NOVA Chemicals, we are using our extensive expertise in plastics development to create innovative solutions that are sustainable and drive towards a circular economy for plastics,” remarked Erica Canavesi, applications development specialist at NOVA Chemicals.
BOPE structures present advantages over BOPP, including greater seal strength, improved packaging seal integrity and better puncture resistance. BOPE also has proven superior to PE blown films in down-gauging, higher output and yield, better optics, and tighter gauge control. Oriented PE films benefit from the improvement of certain physical properties overcast and blown PE films including stiffness that enables improved downstream processing.
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We are currently developing oriented polyethylene films that can be used as building blocks to create fully recyclable packaging structures. The MDO films produced with our resins and Ampacet BIAX4CE™ additives show excellent optical and physical properties, helping us to deliver products that enable our customers and the packaging industry to reach recycled content and decarbonization goals,” adds Canavesi.
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