Flexible packaging has transformed the packaging industry over the last few years. Pouches and bags are packaging new products all the time. As more items make the move to flexible, a greater demand exists for materials that can accommodate these new foods and beverages. The latest films and coatings work to provide improved product freshness, cost saving and sustainability.
Toray Plastics (toraytpa.com) began offering the Torayfan PC5 metallized BOPP film earlier this year. It is versatile ultra-high oxygen and moisture barrier film for use in tri-laminations, as a foil replacement and as an overwrap. The ultra-high-barrier layer is resistant to crazing on one side while the other side is corona treated for bond strength in co-seal adhesive applications and in extrusion and adhesive 3-ply laminations. In order to provide brand integrity, the film protects against oxygen and moisture in gas-flushed applications so food will stay fresh.