Stabilization of greenhouses films under severe treatment with pesticides – trends and new products     Mega trends affecting the market: Grow More With Less Global population is expected to exceed 9 billion people in 2050. Food production needs to increase by 60% Water scarcity Water use growing double the rate of population increase Over 40% of...

Protective film – VCI mechanism   VCI – Volatising Corrosion Inhibitor – is a group of organic chemicals, a mixture of contact and vapor phase corrosion inhibitors. VCIs are added to the film to protect treated metals. VCI inhibits corrosion, protecting your customers investment in valuable engines, parts, tools, etc. Our product AC 09001 LD...

High performance nucleating solutions enabling blown film extrusion with polypropylene. Developed by KAFRIT in cooperation with BASF. Better utilization of resources, energy, and film converting assets becomes essential to supply technical films in a sustainable and economically viable manner. Blown film lines, agile and efficient, are rarely running with polypropylene resins despite a clear interest...

UV radiation is intense enough to detach one or more electrons from the polymer molecule, thereby cutting and shortening the polymer chains and causing degradation of the mechanical properties. As a result, the product will become more fragile and brittle, its color will fade, the shine will be lost, the surface of the product will...

Source: PlasticTime What is the “blocking” phenomenon? The blocking phenomenon is well known and familiar to many manufacturers of plastic films, based mainly on polyolefins, PP, and PE but also on other polymers such as PA and PET. This phenomenon consists in the clinging/ adhesion of film layers rolled on a core and causes a “block”...

Today, due to reduction in the modern family unit, there is a growing demand for food packages that can be resealed a few times after the first use. Reclosability / Resealability is important in order to: Maintain the product’s freshness. Create an odor barrier – in or out of the package. Decelerate spoilage – microbial or...