TotalEnergies and SML have partnered to develop two films said to enable ‘substantial’ material savings in stand-up pouch and deep-freeze bag applications through efficient downgauging, due to be unveiled at K 2025.
Designed for re-sealable barrier stand-up pouch applications, the first film combines polyethylene with a thin layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) to deliver good oxygen barrier properties. The companies say it combines ‘excellent’ film flatness with downgauging over 30% without compromising performance versus PE/PET structures. Designed for versatility, the 60μm film works with or without lamination, and simplifies recycling when used alone.
The second film, intended for deep-freeze bag applications, is an unlaminated MDO-PE cast film that reportedly reduces thickness in the range of 35%-50% compared to conventional deep-freeze bag structures, avoiding an energy-consuming lamination process.
Made with TotalEnergies’ Lumicene Supertough, both films are apparently fully recyclable and suitable for existing recycling streams. The two films will be exhibited at K 2025 in Düsseldorf from October 8th-15th, at TotalEnergies stand E20, Hall 6 and SML stand C39-42, Hall 17.
Earlier this year, Win Win Water launched its bottled water featuring ‘100% plant-based’ fully biodegradable bottles made from TotalEnergies Corbion’s Luminy PLA material, aiming to address the environmental challenges of traditional plastic bottles while providing consumers with high-quality alkaline electrolyte water. Designed for rapid biodegradation, the bottles reportedly break down within 90 days in commercial composting facilities.
In other film packaging news, Cortec announced its Eco Works 100 packaging film last month, certified as industrially compostable by TÜV Austria and said to contain 100% USDA certified biobased content. Designed as a replacement for petroleum-based products, the bioplastic is said to decompose alongside organic waste at an industrial composting facility at end-of-life without ecotoxicity to the soil.
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