Materials
APET
Amorphous PET (APET). APET is suitable for use between -40°C and +70°C. APET is an extremely tough material with good impact strength. APET is an extremely effective barrier against oxygen, water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. This meets the consumer’s need for impact strength at low temperatures and dimensional stability at high temperatures. APET’s main benefits are that it is inexpensive, lightweight, resealable, shatter-resistant and recyclable.
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride: Commonly used for Food trays, cling film, bottles for squash, mineral water and shampoo. PVC demonstrates its versatility in the packaging market where it is used for both rigid containers and flexible packaging. Rigid packaging includes containers such as cordial bottles and strawberry punnets. Food wrap is a flexible packaging.
Flexible PVC has exceptionally good stretch and recovery characteristics as well as transparency. It is a preferred material for supermarket meat wrapping as the material’s gas and moisture permeability allows oxygenation. This permeability prevents the discolouration and dehydration of fresh meat. ‘Blister packs’ commonly used for packaging pharmaceuticals are also fabricated from PVC.
HIPS
“HIPS” sheet is a thermoplastic, produced from Styrene monomers and various impact modifiers. It is available with a matt or high gloss surface. Excellent forming characteristics make it an ideal choice for vacuum forming, packaging and screen printing applications.
Product features: Excellent thermoforming characteristics, good impact strength, approved as food safe, good rigidity and low temperature toughness, excellent printability.
Typical applications: Packaging, cutlery trays, take away food containers, margarine tubs, cups and lids, point of sale displays, graphic arts, signs.
Biodegradable plastic
Biodegradable plastics are plastics that are capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
Two basic classes of biodegradable plastics exist: Bioplastics, whose components are derived from renewable raw materials and plastics made from petrochemicals with biodegradable additives which enhance biodegradation.
Plantic®
Plantic® an advanced bio-based materials. Plantic® is an innovative product made from corn-starch (maize) that is Australian grown and non-genetically modified. Plantic® is an Australian registered trademark of Plantic Technologies Limited. Plantic® R1 is an advanced technology sheet manufactured from corn starch that is fully biodegradable and compostable. Plantic® R1 is suitable for thermoforming applications (e.g. for packing foods & goods with water activity of 35% to 70%). Also suitable for direct contact with fatty foods.
K Resin
(Styrene Butadiene Block Copolymer) features; Good Toughness, Tough, Warp Resistant, Warpage Resistant, Good Stiffness, High Clarity, High Gloss. K-Resin is ideal for Medical Applications and Electronic Displays.
