Speciality films producer Innovia Films (Wigton, UK) has opened a 6.2 mn, multi-layer coextrusion line at its manufacturing site in Plock, Poland, to produce sustainable, low-density polyolefin shrink film for shrink sleeve labels or tamper-evident applications, said Plasteurope.
The floatable shrink film separates easily from PET, HDPE, and polypropylene bottles and containers in the recycling process.
With the new line, Innovia will produce RayoFloat APO, a clear, uncoated shrink film with a density of < 0.93 g/cm? that is glossy, scuff resistant, and printable, with a controlled TD shrinkage up to 70%. The low-density floatable material is mainly for use within the food, beverage, and home and personal care industries.
Parent company and Canadian packaging giant CCL Industries’ (Toronto, Ontario) CCL Label division invested in Innovia’s Poland facility and will convert the recycling-friendly material into its EcoFloat line of low density polyolefin shrink sleeves and labels, according to Gunther Birkner, president of Innovia Films and a member of the management team at CCL. The RayoFloat APO and EcoFloat materials are endorsed by the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP).
As per MRC, Innovia Films (Innovia) recognises that today’s competitive market place demands packaging films that perform on a variety of machines, at the highest possible speeds. As overall production costs are scrutinized, achieving high efficiencies is becoming increasingly vital. In response to these trends, Innovia is pleased to introduce its latest high speed Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film - Propafilm REF.
As MRC wrote previously, in April 2016, Innovia Group reached an agreement to sell its Cellophane business and assets to Futamura Chemicals, and will continue to deepen its focus on it films and polymer banknote products going forward.
Innovia Films is a leading global manufacturer of two 'families' of speciality products supplied into the packaging, labels, tobacco overwrap and securities markets - Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and Cellulose based films. With a turnover in excess of EUR400m, its total annual film production capacity currently stands at more than 120,000 tonnes.
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