ExxonMobil Introduces New Exceed™ Metallocene Polyethylene Resin Grade for Extrusion Coating and Lamination
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Outstanding seal performance and hot tack range without
compromising processability
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Ability to customize solutions to meet the required package
attributes
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Opportunities to provide customer value with material reduction and
structure simplification
ExxonMobil
is extending its portfolio of Exceed™
metallocene polyethylene (mPE) resins with the introduction of a new
globally available grade, Exceed 0019XC, for extrusion
coating and lamination applications. This grade creates innovation
opportunities and value for converters and brand owners in a range of
applications including drink cartons, lamitubes and flexible packaging.
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ExxonMobil's new Exceed 0019XC extrusion coating and lamination resin adds value in drink cartons, lamitubes and flexible packaging. (Photo: Business Wire)
When processed alone or in a blend with autoclave linear density
polyethylene (LDPE), Exceed 0019XC offers a combination of attributes
that deliver overall package sealing performance. This includes a wide
sealing range and broad hot tack window. Through careful resin design,
optimum sealing performance is achieved without compromising overall
processability and extrusion, while the grade also delivers a lower
coefficient of friction (COF) than competitive grades. Sealing solutions
provided by this new grade can optimize package integrity to help reduce
package leakage and increase package fill rates.
“The packaging market continues to drive towards convenience and
on-the-go solutions. This new grade allows converters to customize a
solution: a blend or coextrusion layer to meet the required packaging
attributes, while remaining easy to process on high-speed coextrusion
and lamination lines,” said Brad Kramer, market development, ExxonMobil.
Through collaboration with converters, Exceed 0019XC has been found to
be effective when used in combination with a tie layer that offers
adhesion to a base substrate, such as foil/ethylene acrylic acid (EAA)
in drink cartons or lamitubes, to deliver a new solution for performance
packaging.
This grade also produces a tougher coating than LDPE, particularly on
paper or raffia substrates.
“The value chain is looking for ways to minimize material usage, either
through downgauging or optimizing production steps. This product
provides customer value and opportunities to simplify a solution or
potentially reduce external purchases through coextrusion coating,” said
Kramer.
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