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Bio Barrier

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, Cadbury Uses Innovia Films Metallized NatureFlex NM To Provide High Barrier That’s Biodegradable for Flake Milk Chocolate Cadbury is using NatureFlex NM from UK-based Innovia Films for its Flake brand ...

Coating Adds Barrier to PLA

(Coatings)

June 30, 2010, NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture vapor and oxygen barriers on clear, biodegradable PLA packaging films. The coating system also NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... like opacity, improved adhesion, color, and various barrier properties (see Figure 2). In blown film processing, resins and additives are blended, heat is added to the mixture, and the material is extruded ...

Italian Producer Goes Nuts for High Barrier Film

(News Eclips)

November 01, 2009, Innovia Films’ high barrier compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex NK, has been chosen by an Italian producer, New Factor, to wrap its range of organic nuts and dried fruit – Mister Nut Bio. ...

Breaking Barriers

(Digital)

July 31, 2009, Inkjet presses account for just 1% of all press installations in the US, but at least 10% of all new press sales incorporate the obviously growing technology. Inkjet presses account for just 1% of all ...

Next Generation Films Meets Increased Film Demand

(News Eclips)

July 20, 2009, ... has developed proprietary nylon barrier alternatives that help reduce raw material use while producing three-layer films that are both recyclable and stronger than other five- and seven-layer films. The ...

Meeting the Sustainability Challenge Without Compromising Barrier Performance

(Archive)

January 28, 2009, ... groups. Several sustainability solutions applicable to barrier films have been investigated. Biodegradable Films The most commercially advanced and available biodegradable, renewable resource-based ...

Jessup Manufacturing Receives MarED Certification of Glo Brite® Films

(News | New Products)

April 03, 2008, ... is the coordination group for the Notified Bodies assigned by the European Community Member States to carry out conformity assessment procedures. The European Union was formed to remove the barriers to ...

Barrier Wanted

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... for barrier and adhesion performance, as well as cost reductions. Old and obsolete vacuum coaters, particularly in North America and Europe, are being replaced. Today, wide-width coaters in excess of ...

High-Barrier Foil Liners

(Archive)

November 08, 2007, Moisture barrier liners from CDF Corp. incorporate an impermeable layer of aluminum foil to ensure the long-term integrity of a variety of environmentally sensitive products, including nylon, Surlyn, EVOH, ...

Oriented Films Study

(Flexpack)

July 29, 2007, ... OPS, OPLA, OPE, premium shrink film, barrier shrink film, and others. The study profiles or names every producer of bi-oriented film and sheet in the world, and includes capacity for each. It is available ...

Oriented Films for Flexible Packaging and Labels Study

(Archive)

June 19, 2007, ... projections through 2011, with supporting analyses. The study covers every oriented film market, including OPP, OPET, OPA, OPS, OPLA, OPE, premium shrink film, barrier shrink film, and others. The study ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, What factors should you consider when choosing packaging films? Learn how OPET, OPP, and OPA compare in terms of downgauging, barrier, and density. Packaging Films When selecting a packaging film, converters ...

Metallized Papers and Films: A New Focus for Global Growth

(Archive)

April 17, 2006, ... to a resurgence of interest in metallized papers and films as barrier materials—and has encouraged significant technology advance, to the benefit of the packaging and labeling industry in general. Today, ...

Appleton Launches MoistureBloc, Moisture Vapor Barrier for Folding Carton Packaging

(Folding Cartons)

October 19, 2003, Appleton reports it has launched MoistureBloc folding carton barrier packaging, "a substrate engineered to provide superior protection from moisture vapor damage for consumer dry goods like detergents, ...

Pack Expo LV Venue for New Toray Films

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2003, ... that create excitement on retail shelves" at the upcoming Pack Expo Las Vegas. The manufacturer's press release states it will launch new holographic and clear barrier technologies, including: Holographic ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... in food packaging. As a core layer in laminated or coextruded multilayer films, they provide high moisture barrier and exceptional clarity and stiffness. Following is an expanded summary of a complete ...

In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2002, Success in business usually comes from finding ways to overcome barriers. But in the flexible packaging business, success is all about barriers, and in some cases, the higher the barrier, the better. Success ...

Bemis Finishes Walki Films Buy

(News | New Products)

October 03, 2002, ... component of its European packaging operations and specializes in high-barrier vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) used primarily for packaging meat, cheese, and other fresh foods. The acquisition ...

Barrier Properties of EVOH at Low Temperatures and Various Humidity

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... barrier resin for use in food and nonfood packaging applications. Since the material is hygroscopic, gas barrier properties depend on humidity. The barrier properties of EVOH at low temperature are important ...