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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 ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... from Penn State Univ. in 1979 and worked with film processors developing LLDPE films. He can be reached at 908-722-6000 ext. 2266; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The views and opinions expressed in Technical ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... Polyethylene LDPE | Low-Density Polyethylene LLDPE | Linear Low-Density Polyethylene LMWPE | Low Molecular Weight Polyethylene MMWPE | Medium Molecular Weight Polyethylene UHMWPE | Ultra High ...

Reclaim Plastics

(New Products)

November 30, 2009, ... ergonomically friendly cabinet design and other new features, including touchscreen controls. Designed for reclaiming LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, and PP in both rolls and loose materials, system includes a roll ...

New Adhesive Achieves Cure, Regulatory Compliance in 3 Days

(Archive)

June 08, 2009, ...  A 48-ga PET/1 mil mLLDPE and a 60-ga Nylon/1 mil mLLDPE laminate have been manufactured with a conventional curing system and the new technology system. The laminated samples were shipped overnight to ...

Lean & Green

(Substrates)

May 31, 2009, ... | www.bemis.com Circle 305 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff DOWLEX TG2085B LLDPE resin is engineered to optimize whiteness and thermal stability while offering improved resistance to phenolic pinking ...

Clariant Shifts Specialty Polymers Distribution to Masterbatches Division

(Archive)

October 31, 2007, ... powders include a variety of resins (LDPE,LLDPE, HDPE, EVA, PS, PP, PMMA, and CPET) and are marketed under the brand names Coathylene, Gotalene, Abcite, and Flamulit. Besides plastic-related applications ...

The place

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... on the optical properties was confirmed. An optimal layer arrangement was found and applied in the co-extruded blown films with LLDPE, LDPE, and HDPE blends. A recommendation was presented on materials ...

FIRST GLANCE

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2007, ... needed. The lamination comprises (outer to inner) 48-ga polyster/48-ga metallized polyester/0.0015-in. LLDPE (this layer enhances puncture resistance and seal characteristics). The clear top polyester ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... properties of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and how to use these benefits in extrusion coating. Compared with basic low-density polyethylene (LDPE), the linear type of polyethylene provides several ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... the resin used as the primary component, i.e., LLDPE with LLDPE, LDPE with LDPE) does not appear to have a strong effect on film properties. The negative effect of calcium carbonate addition regardless ...