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March 19 (adsalecprj.com) -- LyondellBasell announced yesterday (March 18) the North
American commercial launch of a new low density polyethylene (LDPE) resin at the Applied Market Information's
Polyethylene 2010 Conference in Daytona, Florida.
Petrothene L3035 LDPE is used in a wide range of blown film
applications. Compared to competitive LDPE grades, it features higher stiffness, shrink
energy and puncture strength, while still delivering excellent optics and
processability. These properties make Petrothene L3035 the resin of choice for
high visual impact film applications such as collation shrink film,
overwraps and food and medical packaging, among others.
Customers can utilize the performance features of Petrothene L3035 to
downgauge their flexible packages, resulting in material savings. "The puncture
strength, high stiffness and shrink energy are of particular benefit to
collation shrink film, contributing to a tighter, more robust package which
enables the elimination of trays," explained Steve Imfeld, LyondellBasell's new
business development manager for polyethylene flexible applications in the
Americas. The reduced material requirements offer potential cost savings that
can benefit both converters and end-users.
The new resin offers customers the flexibility to produce very high quality
film. For collation shrink film, the tighter package helps maintain package
integrity during transportation, while the enhanced visual appearance presents a
more appealing consumer product on the store shelf.
Petrothene L3035 expands the company's broad range of high-performance
materials sold to converters for use in a variety of flexible film applications.
The resin is now available on a commercial scale and is produced in LyondellBasell's Lupotech T process plant in Morris,
Illinois.
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