Monolayer Barrier films: Outstanding performance, easy to produce

Akulon® PA6 for monolayer films

For medium oxygen barrier films, Akulon® polyamide 6 provides economical, easy processing solutions and is more economical than EVOH. Akulon® films can be laminated into multilayer constructions or used as puncture resistant, high strength and temperature resistant monolithic layers. The advantages of Akulon® are:
• Very low gel count, delivering highest visual quality on extruded films
• Consistent viscosity for trouble free processing
• For improved thickness control, Akulon® XP

Akulon® PA66 gives better thermal stability and resists sagging during cooking and steam sterilization, allowing high dimensional (cylindrical) control of food packaging used e.g. large diameter sausage skins.

Monolayer Arnitel® for specialty barrier films

Arnitel® has a high carbon dioxide to oxygen permselectivity. Sealed packages will maintain a lower CO2 than oxygen atmosphere, ideal for keeping fresh produce e.g. mushrooms and green vegetables, fresher for longer.

Arnitel® gives very tough and puncture resistant films, capable of temperatures to 160°C. For certain meat processing requirements it provides a single packaging solution from abattoir to consumer use, protecting against contamination and bacteria.

Stanyl®: the high temperature option

With short term resistance up to 275°C, Stanyl offers the highest temperature resistance of easily processable film materials. Stanyl has 50% higher oxygen barrier properties than the best BOPA film and can be processed down to thicknesses of 15µm. More...