THERMOFORMING | MATERIALS
be separated from an APET bottom web or tray during recycling thanks to its floating properties. All material structures offer good barrier and
sealing properties – even when the seal area is contaminated, it says. The company has also updated its skin film range, which it says cuts material usage while extending shelf life. The transparent films can be sealed to PP, PE, and PET. They wrap tightly around fillets as well as bone-in or sharp-edged products such as T-bone steaks or seafood. The food retains its shape and does not leak, making it suitable for hanging displays at the point of sale, says Suedpack. Flexpack manufacturer Korozo will showcase new thermoforming products at both Fachpack in Europe and Pack Expo Las Vegas in the US – over the next month. A new FDA-compliant vacuum skin packaging (VSP) film, called 10K VSP, is aimed at fresh seafood. This delivers on the required oxygen transmission rate of at least 10,000cc/sqm/24 hours, which ensures oxygen levels remain high enough to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria, says Korozo. “The appetite for meat, fish, and dairy products in Europe, the US and around the world continues
Left: Korozo’s new FDA- compliant vacuum skin packaging film, 10K VSP, is for fresh seafood
to grow,” said Kemal Yurum, protein segment market manager at Korozo.
Formable film Scanfill of Sweden has begun offering Degrafoil Flow 1.7 – a thermoformable film made of Flow 1.7, from Finnish company Sulapac. Flow 1.7 incorporates around 20% wood flour
from industrial side streams into different biode- gradable biopolymers, including polylactic acid
IMAGE: KOROZO
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