High-Barrier Performance and Sustainability Focus of Toray Plastics (America), Inc.'s OPP and PET Exhibit at Pack Expo
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Visit the Toray booth S-2941 to see advanced film technologies
North Kingstown, RI (November 9, 2008)-Pack Expo International 2008 attendees seeking advanced film technology are learning about innovative, value-added polypropylene and polyester advancements that offer improved barrier performance and support sustainability initiatives from industry leader Toray Plastics (America), Inc., (www.torayfilms.com), booth S-2941.Toray Plastics (America), Inc., North America's only manufacturer of precision-performance polypropylene and polyester films, offers end users and converters knowledge about sophisticated lightweight high-barrier monoweb and lamination structures, including ones that combine OPP and PET and are foil- and PVdC-free. In addition to gaining barrier performance benefits, end users can achieve source reduction, reduced packaging waste, lower transportation and raw material costs, and the elimination of converting steps and materials. Of special note are Toray's Torayfan® PWX5 ultra-high-barrier metallized OPP film, LumiLid® PET lidding films, and new LumLife(TM) MK61 thin, high-barrier metallized PET film.
"Lighter OPP and PET films and foil- and PVdC-free films that offer improved barrier performance are powerful new choices for end users," says Christopher Roy, Director of Sales and Marketing, Torayfan Division. "Consumer-product-goods manufacturers can achieve excellent barrier protection and have a tremendous impact on their sustainability initiatives with technologically advanced films from Toray."
Featured among the polypropylene films is Torayfan PWX5 ultra-high-barrier metallized film. Torayfan PWX5 offers oxygen-barrier performance that is eight to ten times more effective than the barrier capability of previous generations of high-barrier metallized films, and has superior moisture barrier as well. End users gain improved shelf life, which allows manufacturers to spread out manufacturing cycles over a longer period of time, thus eliminating the need for additional, expensive production capacity. The extending of shelf life also permits source reduction and has the inherent advantage of lowering transportation costs and raw-material costs.
On the polyester-film side, Toray is highlighting environment-friendly, FDA-compliant heat-sealable dual-ovenable transparent LumiLid lidding films for frozen and refrigerated foods applications. They seal cleanly and securely even on pleated corners, to APET, APET-coated board, CPET, PP, HDPE, and HIPS, offer an easy peel, and resist shredding. Manufactured using Toray's proprietary extrusion coating technology, which does not require organic solvents, LumiLid films can be made with barrier properties that meet the needs of specific applications.
Also on display is new LumLife MK61, a thin, high-barrier metallized polyester film manufactured with a proprietary metal adhesion process, offering excellent metal bonding in wet and caustic packaging applications. LumLife MK61 film's improved bonding delivers a significant advantage over other films which lose their metallization in challenging packaging environments. Additionally, as a thin, lightweight, foil-free film, MK61 offers end users substantial source reduction benefits, including reduced waste and shipping costs and savings on structure materials and manufacturing. LumLife MK61 is now the preferred choice of consumer-product-goods manufacturers who want a reliable foil-free lamination that maintains high oxygen and moisture barrier and supports sustainability initiatives.
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester and polypropylene films for flexible and rigid packaging, lidding, graphic, industrial, optical, and electronic applications. The company is a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc., the world leader in synthetic fibers and textiles, carbon fibers, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and high-performance films. Annual sales exceed US$16 billion. Visit the Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Web site at www.TorayFilms.com.
For more information about Toray Plastics (America), Inc.'s entire line of polypropylene and polyester films, contact Eric Bartholomay, Product Development Manager, at eric.bartholomay@toraytpa.com. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is located at 50 Belver Avenue, North Kingstown, RI 02852-7500 telephone 401-294-4511, fax 401-294-3410. Visit the Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Web site at www.TorayFilms.com.
