MOSCOW (MRC) -- Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) specialist Treofan has developed a new film known as Treofan EPT for in-mould labelling in deep drawing or thermoforming, said the company in its press release.
The new film with a special surface that attaches perfectly to deep-drawn films, enabling stable fusing of thermoforming and label film at low temperatures and pressures, while delivering look and feel as good as injection-moulded products, the company said.
This addresses the challenge of attaching BOPP labels to thermoformed products, which required a separate process step until now. The fusion between container and label cannot be differentiated visually and functionally from the complete fusion achieved by injection molding.
The new Treofan EPT has undergone several tests, including with Illig, a provider of machinery and tools for thermoforming and packaging technology. It is being launched to the market on a large scale.
With 1,100 people, Treofan operates four production sites in Germany, Italy and Mexico, where it manufactures BOPP films. The company offers its products under the brand names Treofan and TreoPore. Its products include solutions for the packaging and tobacco industries, labels, and technical films for electronic applications such as batteries and capacitors.
As MRC informed earlier, Max India has sold its 50,000 tpa profitable biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film facility, Max Speciality Films, to Treofan, a German global technology leader for BOPP film, for Rs 5.4 billion (USD97 mln).
Treofan Group is a global technology leader for biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP). Treofan, which develops and sells BOPP films in over 90 countries around the world, has already production facilities in Europe and the Americas. Company offers the most diverse and comprehensive product range within the industry, providing packaging, label and tobacco film applications as well as films for electronic devices, such as capacitors.
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