NEWS
Norner adds seven- layer blown and cast film extrusion line
Norwegian research organisation Norner has installed a seven-layer cast/blown film extrusion pilot line – which it says will be used for barrier flexible packaging with recycled content. The company says the line – sup- plied by Collin Lab and Pilot Solutions of Germany – is “the largest invest- ment ever made by Norner”. The line can produce both cast and blown films – as well as cast sheet – up to 550mm wide. This enables films to be laminated, printed and used in commercial packaging lines. This is important for further upscaling of innovative solutions into commercial production, says Norner. “With the new line, we can pro-
duce prototype films with even higher performance to support mono-mate- rial developments,” said Asbjørn Noraberg, manager of the application pilot centre at Norner.
The line can also make mono- and multi-layer sheets up to 2mm thick, for applications such as trays, cups and other thermoformed products, it said.
Norner already has a development
centre for film and sheet applications and flexible packaging which include several extrusion lines, an MDO pilot and laboratories for testing materials, films and packages.
It says the new line fits into its pilot
infrastructure – allowing it to run a range of materials, as well as pilot trials with barrier film structures in both cast and blown film technology. This will allow developments in mono-material flexible packaging, and both healthcare and technical applications. The films can also be run on MDO for investigations of MDO barrier films, said Norner. �
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Suedpack opens new flexpack plant in India
Suedpack of Germany has opened a new flexible packaging production plant in Ahmedabad, India. The site is a joint venture with
Kamakshi Flexiprints – called Kamak- shi Suedpack, which was founded in 1994. The new plant has taken around 18 months to complete. The facility hosts a range of
extrusion, printing, coating and laminating machinery – for the production and finishing of high- performance films. It also complies with the IGBC standards for green buildings. It covers an area of around
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47,000 sq m and is divided into areas for extrusion, printing, laminating and pouch production. “The site is designed so we can
gradually expand its capacity in order to meet increasing demand for multi-layer films for flexible packaging on the Indian subcontinent,” said Tharcisse Carl, managing director of Suedpack.
He said the plant would help the company to improve its market penetration, improve response times and supply local customers promptly. �
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