Bemis proprietary films provide commercial alternatives to Barex® resin-based packaging solutions
Bemis Company, Inc. (Bemis.com), a major supplier of packaging used by leading food, consumer products, and healthcare companies worldwide, has responded to the recently-announced discontinuation of Barex resin with commercially-available alternatives to Barex resin-based packaging. The Barex brand supplier recently announced the closure of its only Barex polyacrylonitrile resin manufacturing site. Barex resin is commonly used as a barrier layer for certain demanding packaging applications for healthcare, food, non-food, and industrial products.
“Bemis offers a family of film technologies that replaces Barex resin-based packaging for a wide variety of applications,” says William E. Jackson, vice president and Chief Technology Officer of Bemis Company. “Over the years, we have assisted several customers in transitioning from Barex resin-based packaging to our proprietary solutions that provide a superior oxygen and moisture barrier in food packaging applications. Our polyester sealants have also proven effective for pharmaceutical applications for which an alternative to Barex materials was important.