FLEXIBLE

PACKAGING
in food & household and personal care (HPC) applications
Greetings!
Aayushi Wawre
Assistant Manager- R&D
Constantia flexibles

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 It’s not plastic, it’s us!

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Agenda

▣ Packaging introduction
▣ Materials used in flexible packaging
▣ Process used to make flexible packaging film or laminate
▣ Testing of flexible packaging materials, films, and laminates
▣ Sustainability, recycling, and its necessity

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 Types of packaging
METALS, ALLOYS AND GLASS PLASTIC

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What do we understand by plastic packaging?

SAFETY COVERAGE
To transport and handle the To cover the infeed fully
infeed safely without harming it

To increase the shelf life of

To make the infeed marketable infeed
AESTHETICS SHELFLIFE
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 Types of plastic packaging
FLEXIBLE RIGID

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2.
PET
PE
MATERIALS 3.
4.
PP
PA
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Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• STIFF
• OXYGEN BARRIER
• TENSILE PROPERTIES
• POLAR
• SURFACE TENSION
• PRINTABILITY
• PRINT REPEATABILITY
• GLOSSY

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Chemically coated (CC) PET
• SEAL STRENGTH
• POLARITY
• METALLIZATION
• HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE
• CLARITY
• TRANSPERANCY
• ADHESION TO INK

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 Metallized (Met) PET

• SURFACE HARDNESS
• MOISTURE BARRIER
• OXYGEN BARRIER
• UV RESISTANCE
• THERMAL RESISTANCE

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Biaxially Oriented (BO) PET

• TENSILE STRENGTH
• DURABILITY
• HEAT RESISTANCE
• GAS-BARRIER PROPERTIES
• DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
• CHEMICAL INERTNESS
• CLARITY

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Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
• TENSILE STRENGTH
• FLEXIBILITY
• TOUGH
• SOFT
• DURABILITY
• PUNCTURE RESISTANCE
• WATER-REPELLENT
• WELL-INSULATING
• RESISTANT TO ACID
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High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
• STRENGTH
• RIGID
• TOUGH
• LIQUID PROOF
• IMPACT-RESISTANT
• WEAR RESISTANT
• ODORLESS AND NON-
TOXIC
• UV RESISTANT.
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Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE)

• STRENGTH
• FLEXIBLE
• IMAPCT STRENGTH
• DURABILITY
• CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
• LIQUID PROOF

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Metallocene (m) LLDPE

• HIGH CLARITY
• FLEXIBLE
• HEAT SEAL STRENGTH
• HOT TACK
• IMPACT RESISTANCE
• PUNCTURE RESISTANCE

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Polypropylene (PP)

• CLEAR
• HIGH GLOSS
• GOOD TENSILE STRENGTH.
• ELASTISITY
• TOUGHNESS

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Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP)
• TENSILE STRENGTH
• MODULUS (HARDNESS)
• LOW ELONGATION
• MOISTURE BARRIER
• LOW FOGGING
• STIFNESS
• LOW DART
• LOW HAZE
• LOW SURFACE TENSION
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Cast Polypropylene (CPP)
• MOISTURE BARRIER
• OPTICAL CLARITY
• GLOSS
• HIGH DART
• LOW HAZE
• LOW SURFACE TENSION
• HEAT SEALABLE
• GOOD ANCHORING OF INKS AND
ADHESIVES
• GREASE AND OIL RESISTANT
• TEAR / PUNCTURE RESISTANT
• LOW STATIC PROPERTIES 20
Biaxially Polyamide (BOPA)

• TENSILE STRENGTH,
• LOW ELONGATION
(HARDER TO STRETCH)
• STIFFNESS
• OXYGEN BARRIER

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APPLICATIONS
1. Solid Food 2. Reusable bags
Like bread, pasta, chips etc Polyethylene bags,

3. Woven and non-woven bags 4. Liquid food

Polypropylene bags for pulses, granules, Milk, curd, buttermilk etc
fertilizers etc.

5. Secondary packaging 6. Pouches and zipper bags

Stretch wraps, shrink wraps Made of LDPE, LLDPE

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 2. 1.
2.

3.
EXTRUSION
MULTILAYER
EXTRUSION
ADHESIVE
CONVERSION 4.
LAMINATION
EXTRUSION
PROCESS 5.
LAMINATION
METALLIZATION
6. PRINTING
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Blown film Extrusion

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Multilayer Blown film Extrusion

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Adhesive Lamination

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Adhesive Lamination

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Extrusion Lamination

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 3. 1.
2.
MECHANICAL
BARRIER
TESTING 3.
4.
OPTICAL
SURFACE
5. RAW MATERIAL
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 Mechanical Properties

▣ TENSILE
▣ ELONGATION
▣ HEAT SEAL STRENGTH
▣ BOND STRENGTH
▣ TEAR STRENGTH
▣ DART IMPACT STRENGTH
▣ MODULUS
▣ GRAMMAGE

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 Barrier Properties

▣ WATER VAPOUR TRANSMISSION RATE

▣ OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATE

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 Optical Properties

▣ HAZE
▣ TRANSMITTANCE
▣ OPACITY
▣ GLOSS

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 Surface Properties

▣ COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
▣ SURFACE TENSION/ TREATMENT

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 Raw materials Properties

▣ MELT FLOW INDEX

▣ MOISTURE ANALYSIS

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 4.
SUSTAINABILITY 1.
2.
MLP RECYCLING
INCREASING THE
AND RECYCLING PRODUCT
SUSTAINABILITY

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3360043 metric ton

Total Plastic Consumpltion per annum (2018-19)

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60%
Recycled

6%
Landfilled

34%
Incenerated
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Thank you!
Any queries?
You can find me at
aayushiwawre@gmail.com

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