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The Effects o Comonomer Type on the Blown Film Performance of LLDPE Resins Made Using a Metallocene Single-Site Catalyst

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... length of the a-olefin used. Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) resins are a very large, important segment of the polyethylene blown cast and film markets worldwide. Synthesizing these resins involves ...

APR Releases New and Improved PCR Certification Program The seal of approval for post-consumer recycled plastics

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2024, ... and LDPE/LLDPE produced in North America. The program improvements will help expand its reach and bring more stability to the PCR market. “The APR PCR Certification Program provides stronger accountability ...

NOVA Chemicals Receives FDA LNO for Plastic Films Mechanical Recycling Process at Indiana Facility

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, ... the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirming the capability of its mechanical recycling process in Connersville, Ind., to produce post-consumer recycled linear, low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) ...

Vina Aus Labels Puts its Trust in Vetaphone

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, ... capability and laminates, and Ho Chi Minh City where it produces blown film including PVC shrink film, PE shrink film and LLDPE for lamination. All printing throughout the group is by rotogravure, which ...

Davis-Standard to Market Nonwovens and Converting Solutions at Techtextil North America

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, ... underlayment, house wrap, membranes, industrial goods packaging, and industrial food packaging. Processors can extrude LDPE, LLDPE, and PP blends in a variety of structures with in-line speeds up to 1500 ...

Davis-Standard to Market Fabric Coating Innovation at Techtextil North America

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... equipment. For high volume applications, processors can reportedly extrude LDPE, PP, HPDE and LLDPE blends in a variety of structures, with speeds up to 1500 feet per minute (450 meters per minute), ...

Exhibitor Sneak Peek - Davis-Standard

(Exhibitor Sneak Peek)

March 14, 2021, ... and winders, laminators, extrusion coaters and web handling equipment. For high volume applications, processors can extrude LDPE, PP, HPDE and LLDPE blends in a variety of structures, with speeds up ...

Dow Introduces Its First Recycled Plastic Resin for Shrink Film Applications in North America

(News | New Products)

October 27, 2020, ... supply PCR film pellets to Dow. Since securing this reliable, quality supply of PCR, Dow has been evaluating new linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) products using ...

SABIC Launches Innovative TF-BOPE Film for Frozen Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2020, ... composite packaging materials on new and existing Syntegon machines with films made of SABIC’s BOPE, brand owners benefit from even more material and cost savings.” TF-BOPE film made of SABIC® LLDPE ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... can are PET, LLDPE and OPP. Source Reduction While PCR may not be viable for a given application, another way to reduce overall waste is to reduce the overall amount of packaging that a product requires; ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... can are PET, LLDPE and OPP. Source Reduction While PCR may not be viable for a given application, another way to reduce overall waste is to reduce the overall amount of packaging that a product requires; ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... into the product to absorb excess humidity or the desiccant can be provided separately (Ampacet product code 1000072-N). This product is recommended for use in conjunction with HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE ...

Ampacet Announces Synthetic Tissue

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... can be provided separately (Ampacet product code 1000072-N). This product is recommended for use in conjunction with HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE films with Paper 2.0 additive but can also be used to increase ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... as to their performance and cost-saving ability. From a simple cost standpoint, for example, whereas the structure in Figure 1A (as shown in Part 1) is an LLDPE/Tie/EVOH/Tie/LLDPE structure, a seven-layer ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... film structure, showing a core layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) as a barrier layer, inner and outer layers of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and "tie" or adhesive layers to join together ...

Davis-Standard Adds Upgrades at Converter

(Flexpack)

March 28, 2017, ... with a new feedscrew, screen changer, and control system, have enabled Mid South to boost processing rates and options for different HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE films on an existing line while minimizing downtime. ...

Common Barrier Packaging Polymers—Their Functions & Applications

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 05, 2016, ... for fresh produce (LDPE), HDPE) Carton liners (LLDPE) Polypropylene (PP) Moisture barrier To provide mechanical strength Can be coated with heat seal coatings (PVDC, acrylate) Can ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Bags and Sacks

(Bag Pouch)

January 26, 2016, ...  PE, especially LLDPE, is the most commonly used material in this area. However, individual materials may account for highly different market shares in various applications. The study says many countries ...

Freedonia Issues Study on Stretch and Shrink Film

(Materials)

June 07, 2015, ... because of their suitability for use on irregularly shaped loads. Freedonia reports that LLDPE is the leading resin used in stretch and shrink film, and it will post 3.7% annual growth through 2019 to ...

NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... that Dow offers a full range of autoclave and tubular reactor products, including LDPE, LLDPE, mLLDPE, elastomeric LLDPEs, many copolymers, including ionomers.  In addition to their resin portfolio, ...

Freedonia Study Predicts Future of Plastic Films

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2015, ... of plastic film versus other materials. Increased penetration of pouches into new markets will also boost demand for plastic film. Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) is the largest volume film resin, ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ... stiffness for stand-up display, high transparency for optimum visibility, and outstanding moisture barrier, while providing opportunities for downgauging compared to blown LLDPE or CPP alternatives. Metallyte ...

Freedonia Report Covers World Polyethylene

(Materials)

November 10, 2014, ... new study from the Freedonia Group, global demand for polyethylene resins—HDPE, LLDPE, and LDPE—will rise 4.0%/yr to 99.6 million metric tons in 2018, valued at $164 billion. Gains will match overall ...

Jindal Films Launches Three Films

(Materials)

June 09, 2014, ... stand-up display, high transparency for optimum visibility, and outstanding moisture barrier, while providing opportunities for downgauging compared to blown LLDPE or CPP alternatives. • Metallyte MM688 ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... delivering a resultant 7% capacity reduction. Koster expects to see growth in demand in the short term for PE—levelling off thereafter—and forecasts that 2018 demand worldwide for HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE ...

K-Show 2013 & Upcoming Extrusion Coating Seminars

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 23, 2013, ... Hardy, Market Development Manager for ExxonMobil in Belgium, the property improvement over traditional LLDPE is impressive.  Burst strength, tear strength, elongation to break, heat seal strength, toughness ...

Eclipse Offers High-Shrink Films

(Label/Tape)

March 12, 2012, ... (OH), sponsored by AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. The three-layer polyolefin shrink films—typically targeted for bottle applications—are composed of LLDPE and cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from TOPAS Advanced ...

Blown Film | Line Upgrade Provides Quick Changeovers

(Bag Pouch)

January 25, 2012, ... The retrofitted line will manufacture high quality converter-grade film utilizing materials such as mLLDPE, LLDPE, LLDPE and LDPE blends. The project, which involved a substantial amount of engineering ...

EDI's New Technology Center Features Multi-Process La

(Extrusion Coating)

January 06, 2011, ... up to 1,600 mm (63-in.) wide at thicknesses from 8 to 125 microns (0.3 to 5 mils). Speeds for 8-micron LLDPE/LDPE film average 229 mpm (750 fpm). Multilayer film can range from standard coextrusions to ...

Resin Offers Downgauge Opportunities

(New Products)

March 31, 2010, ... both LLDPE and LDPE film line equipment, while exhibiting processing and shrink properties approaching LDPE with the mechanical properties of higher alpha-olefin (HAO) resins of similar density. Applications ...