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film process to achieve an excellent cost/performance labeled products have undergone a systematic, in-depth
balance. It allows the resin to withstand the high line screening process using 36 criteria in all three sustainability
speed, and maintain the film quality with reduced dimensions: social, environmental and economic.
breakages and significant gel and black spot reduction.
Licocene® and Licomont®: High-performing Licocene,
Exolit®OP: The Exolit OP series offers environmentally Clariant’s low molecular polyolefins, act as very
optimised non-halogenated, organo-phosphorus flame effective dispersing agents for high quality color and
retardants for engineering thermoplastics and thermosets. additive masterbatches to meet increasing requirements
Exolit OP® 1400 provides enhanced thermal stability for from the plastics sector. The Montan wax specialties,
polyamides, enabling complex injection molded parts to Licomont CaV 102 and Licomont NaV 101, reduce
be manufactured at high processing temperatures. It is cycle times significantly, provide high thermal stability
suitable for hot and humid environments and has been and offer better processing conditions for selected
awarded the Clariant EcoTain® label for outstanding engineering thermoplastics that are processed at higher
sustainability and best-in-class performance. EcoTain® temperatures.

Flex Films launches all new High Barrier Metallized Polyester Film

The film offers class leading high adhesion to metal under most aggressive environmental conditions

lex Films (USA) Inc., the global film manufacturing demonstrates improved scuff, scratch and craze
Farm of India’s largest multinational flexible packaging resistance thereby improving yields up to four percent
materials and solution company Uflex Limited has and offering unparalleled robustness in processing and
engineered FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB film which is a performance for converters; has OTR of 0.6 cc/m2/
High Barrier Metallized Polyester Film. The film is either day at 23 degrees C & 0% RH and MVTR of 0.6 g/m2/
untreated or corona treated on the other surface, while day at 38 degrees C & 90% RH offering high barrier
metallization is carried out on the specially treated properties thereby bringing new concepts to the
composite surface imparting metal adhesion or bond
strength of > 1200 gram-force/inch. market; complies with EU and FDA regulations for food
grade applications and happens to be cost effective.
All the film manufacturing plants of Uflex, i.e. in FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB Film finds extensive use
India, UAE, Poland, Egypt,Mexico and USA can supply in Liquid Packaging, Stand Up Pouch Applications,
FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB Film. Barrier layer in challenging applications like ‘Bag in

Talking more about the new development, Dr. Steven Box’, Chemical Packaging, Pharma Packaging, Hot fill
J. Sargeant, GM, Technology at Flex Films (USA) Inc. applications up to 80 degree C. among others. This
said, “The adhesion of metal on BOPET base film is film is available in 8 – 50 micron thickness range.”
the sum of chemical and mechanical adhesion. Our Sharing his views about the potential of the new product,
proprietary surface treatment on the base film allows Mr. Anantshree Chaturvedi, Vice Chairman& CEO, Flex Films
increased levels of chelation or reaction with the metal International – the global film manufacturing arm of Uflex
being deposited, thereby resulting in a much better Limited said, “Flex Films is focusing on speciality substrates
adhesion profile. The specialized surface treatment that add real value to the business of convertors and that
comprises materials with unique and enhanced properties of their customers by enhancing the quality and profile of
thereby leading to much enhanced mechanical bonding. the resultant packaging. Our expansion strategy hereafter
It took us almost 18 months to engineer this film.”
will be niche product driven and not commodity driven.
Explaining the benefits that the newly developed film
brings to the convertors, and elaborating upon its use, FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB is a technologically superior
Mr. Vijay Yadav, Business Head, Flex Films (USA) Inc. film with encouraging demand. If we talk about the US
said, “The film offers class leading high adhesion to itself, the market for this specialized film is expected
metal under most aggressive environmental conditions; to be about 25% of the current metalized film market.”

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