Milliken’s Millad NX 8000 enables ultra-clear pp with superior cost performance, high aesthetics for thermoformed plastic packaging
Milliken & Company(milliken.com) announces that continued, rapid advances in its Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifying technology - supported by positive market trends – are expanding the use of ultra-clear polypropylene (PP) as the material of choice in thermoformed food and beverage packaging vs. traditional polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polystyrene (PS). Ultra-clear PP enabled by the MilladNX 8000 technology provides exceptional high-performance in thermoformed applications as a significantly lighter, less expensive, highly recyclable and more environmentally responsible solution than PET and PS for the demanding food and beverage packaging sector.
According to a report from the Freedonia Group, a global market research firm, “Demand for polypropylene is expected to outpace overall container resin demand growth through 2016 due to the material’s numerous advantages, as well as the continued development of polypropylene grades with improved clarity, making the resin more competitive with PET.” This growth will be amplified by the increased abundance of shale gas and the propane dehydrogenation units (PDH) announced in North America coming inline during 2015-2016, leading to PP pricing stability and abundance.