OEM: Reifenhäuser Blown Film
Open House Troisdorf | K fair: Hall 17 / C22

Reifenhäuser and Dow have been developing packaging films together for centuries, embracing design for recyclability from the beginning. At K Show 2022, we co-promote blown and cast films for various food packaging and consumer care applications. 
Innovation 01
Recyclable mono-PE pasta and biscuit packaging 

The key for this packaging development is a sealable 30 µm MDO-PE film from the EVO Ultra Stretch. You can use it directly for packaging production or laminate it to another MDO-PE film. 

• Outstanding optics
• Remarkable stiffness-toughness balance and sealability
• Allows for efficient digital printing and pouch production
• Alternative to mono-PP packaging (BOPP, CPP) or multi-material solutions
• Suitable for PE flexibles recycling

Development partners: Dow, HP Indigo, Reifenhäuser, R-Cycle
Dow resins used: ELITE™, DOWLEX™, INNATE™, AFFINITY™
Prototypes on display at:
Reifenhäuser Open House Troisdorf | K fair: Hall 17 / C22

Dow contacts:
Innovation 02
PE-rich barrier films for tubes designed for recyclability   

Thanks to resin and machine innovation, we’ve achieved equivalent film properties to incumbent structures by simplifying multiple extrusion and lamination steps into a one-step coextrusion process. 

New application: lamitubes for home and personal care items e.g. tooth paste or pharmaceutical emulsions.

• Increased productivity with higher output rates
• Option to replace laminated structures thanks to an innovative one-step coextrusion process
• Comparable mechanical and barrier performance to current polymer-based laminates
• PE-rich structure matching current recycling guidelines   

Development partners: Dow, Reifenhäuser
Dow resins used: ELITE™, ELITE™ AT, INNATE™, BYNEL™
Machine demonstrations at:
Reifenhäuser Open House on October 20, 21, 24, 2022 in Troisdorf

Prototypes on display at:
Reifenhöuser Open House Troisdorf | K fair: Hall 17 / C22

Dow contacts:
Innovation 03
PE-rich sealable cast MDO-PE pouch designed for recyclability    

Simplifying current multimaterial structures with PE-rich, sealable, cast MDO-PE pouch design and matching machinery performance. 

• PE-rich sealable pouch matching current recyclability guidelines
• Excellent sealing and optical properties using Dow high-performance resins and sealants
• The resins run smoothly on the cast extrusion MDO line and the film produced can be converted without an additional lamination step

Development partners: Dow, Reifenhäuser
Dow resins used: ELITE™, INNATE™, AFFINITY™
Machine demonstrations at:
Reifenhäuser Open House on October 20, 21, 24, 2022 in Troisdorf

Prototypes on display at:
Reifenhäuser Open House Troisdorf | K fair: Hall 17 / C22

Dow contacts:

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