Material

Properties

Examples of applications

Bioplastics

Based on renewable resources (starch): corn, potato, cereals etc. and oil-based plastics, depending on the case

Depending on the material:
- Transparent or opaque
- Rigid or flexible
- Tear and crease resistance
- Good stretching
- Touch effect

- Trays
- Boxes
- Chucks
- Films
- Bags
- Waste bags
- Disposable tableware

Complexes

Combination of materials based on PE, PP, PVC, PET, EVOH, PVDC, aluminium, paper or board

- Matching properties of different materials used: barrier, printability, sealing, etc.
- Combination of almost all materials possible
- Targeting of required properties (odour barrier, opacity, perforation resistance, etc.)

Flexible and rigid packaging with special barrier properties:
- Barrier trays
- Complex food films
- Thermo-forming sheets
- Therm-sealing closures
- Seals
- Bags
- Tubes
- Modified atmosphere or vacuum filling

PA (Polyamide)

- Shock resistance
- High-temperature oil and fat resistance
- Resistance to solvents and bases
- Fatigue resistance
- Resistance to temperature variations (-50° to +170°C)
- Moisture uptake

- Inner closures
- Food films
- Tottles
- Components for flexible tubes and multi-layer bottles

PC (Polycarbonate)

- Transparency
- Sterilisation
- Strength

-  20L water bottles

ldPE (low-density polyethylene)

lldPE (linear)

rldPE (radical)

- Water vapour barrier
- Flexibility for waterproof seals
- Moldability
- Flexibility
- Good tear resistance
- Good stretching and lengthening
- Chemical inertia
- Alcohol compatibility
- Sterilisable by radiation
- Transparency
- Touch effect

- Trays
- Boxes
- Screw or snap-on closures
- Tips
- Stretch and shrink films for unitisation (product grouping) and palletising
- Bottles
- Closure seals
- Bags
- Tubes

hdPE (high density polyethylene)

UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene)

- Water vapour barrier
- Moldability
- Rigidity (for mechanical tests)
- Shock resistance
- Chemical inertia
- Stress-cracking resistance
- Low friction coefficient
- Sterilisation
- Suitable for freezing (-40°C)
- Opaque

- Ampules
- Drums
- Screw or snap-on caps - Bottles
- Crates and racks
- Over-caps, including tamper-proof
- Lids
- Containers
- Routing films
- Chases
- Drums
- Pumps
- Jars
- Bags
- Tubes
- Valves

PET (Polyethylene terephthalate)

(A)PET (amorphous):
- Transparency
- Fragrance compatibility
- Gloss
- Shock resistance
- Internal pressure resistance
- Stress-cracking resistance
- Gas barrier
- Water and UV barrier

CPET (crystalline) :
- Identical properties to (A)PET without transparency
- Temperature hold (220°C)

PETG (Glycol):
- Amorphous co-polyester
- Identical properties to (A)PET
RPET (recycled PET)

- Bottles
- Trays
- Trays suited to conventional ovens (220°C)
- Blisters
- Boxes
- Caps
- Lids
- Sheets for thermo-forming
- Films
- Jars
- Flexible tubes
- Syrups
- Lotions
- Trays

PP (Polypropylene)

clarified PP

OPP (bi-oriented PP)

EPP (expanded PP)

- Rigidity (sterilisation resistance)
- Cold resistance
- Water vapour barrier
- Chemical inertia
- Contact transparency
- Suitable for freezing (-40°C)
- Suitable for microwaving (+120°C)
- Low density
- Stress--cracking resistance
- Creasing resistance
- Hot filling
- Gloss
- Repeated shock resistance

- Cells
- Ampules
- Trays
- Screw and hinge caps
- Over-caps
- Service caps
- Reusable crates and racks
- Doses for vaccines
- Reusable packaging
- Sheets for thermo-forming
- Films
- Transparent films and bags
- Bottles
- Mascaras
- Pillboxes - Reheatable dishes
- Pumps
- Jars
- Buckets
- Tubes
- Valves

PS (Polystyrene)

Compact:
> Crystal PS: Transparency - Gloss - Rigidity
> Shock PS: Opacity - Shock resistance - Gloss - Divisibility
Direct gassing: Reduced weight - Warm to touch

- Sheets for thermo-forming: jars for dairy products, manual and automatic cups
- Closures
- Bottles
- Cases
- Over-caps
- Eggboxes
- Trays with stretch film
- Dishes / Trays
- Films
- Jars
- Sticks

EPS (expanded  polystyrene)

- Lightness
- Isothermy
- Multiple densities
- Simple or complex shapes
- EPS + Film complexing
- Moldability
- Hygiene
- Airtightness
- Insulation
- Mechanical strength
- Protection
- Shock resistance
- Shock absorption

- Trays
- Boxes
- Crates
- Transport crates
- Protective chocks
- Cases
- Food transport pallets
- Shipping trays (test tubes, vaccines)
- Industrial parts for construction

PVC (polyvinyl chloride)

- Transparency
- Inert
- Good stretchability
- Excellent memory
- Stress-cracking resistance

- Bottles
- Caps
- Boxes
- Blisters
- Sheets for thermo-forming
- Food films
- Mascaras
- Seals
- Blood pouches
- Bags

SAN

- Transparency
- Easy colouring

- Closures - Make-up cases
- Jars

Other materials

- ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)

- ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate)

- Copolyesters

- PET/PEN copolymer

- EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer)

- EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer)

- PAN (Polyacrylonitrite)

- PUR (Polyurethane)

- PVDC (polyvinyl dichloride)

- SURLYN