24 Apr 2008
Milliken Chemical to demonstrate its Hyperform® nucleation additives at Interpack 2008
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, will demonstrate the capabilities of its innovative Hyperform® nucleation additives to packaging processors at Interpack 2008. The Hyperform™ family of nucleation additives offers a broad spectrum of performance-enhancing benefits to polyolefins, providing the packaging sector with material solutions that may lower manufacturing costs and improve the quality, functionality and aesthetics of final products.
Since Interpack 2005, Milliken has introduced nucleating agents for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) grades. By allowing converters to achieve and control specific sets of properties depending on final end-use need, these nucleating agents have boosted performance and processing in a wide range of packaging applications.
Johnny Netzloff, Global Market Manager, Polypropylene Nucleation for Milliken Chemical, explains: “Hyperform’s unique ability to modify and control the physical properties of PE and PP provides benefits to both converters and the final packaging consumers. New developments are in the pipeline for 2008 and we are looking forward to highlighting the potential advantages of these new technologies to packaging processors at Interpack 2008.”
Advanced nucleation solutions to be showcased by Milliken Chemical at Interpack 2008 include Hyperform™ HPN-20E, a hyper-nucleating agent with food contact approval introduced to the plastics industry last October at K 2007. Developed initially for the polyethylene blown film market, HPN-20E is proving suitable to a wide range of polyethylene and polypropylene end-products, including cereal and other blown packaging films, caps and closures, crates and pallets, and thermoformed containers.
Among it various benefits, HPN-20E can improve the barrier properties, strength, impact resistance and aesthetics of polyolefins. This in turn can create opportunities for material or weight reduction of high quality packaging. From a processing perspective, HPN-20E can reduce warpage, add stability and optimize shrink properties to help ensure faster cycle times and more cost-effective production.
Martin Horrocks, Global Market Manager, Polyethylene Additives for Milliken Chemical noted that “The key to Milliken’s nucleation additives is their ability to provide answers to some of the processing problems packaging converters face – and working closely with our customers allows us to reinforce this achievement. Our nucleation additives can also add performance benefits to polyolefins, creating a viable alternative to other, more expensive or less user-friendly materials. By tailoring the performance of the polyolefin, use of our nucleation additives can lead to a cost-effective, high performance solution that can bring benefits throughout the packaging sector.”
For more information on Milliken Chemical’s solutions for the packaging industry, please visit www.millikenchemical.com.
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About Milliken Chemical
Based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, Milliken & Company is one of the world’s largest privately held textile and chemical corporations. Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, specializes in developing and producing additives for plastics, textiles, fibers, and other manufacturing processes. Milliken Chemical has application and development centers around the world to support their customers.
For more information about Milliken Chemical, please visit www.millikenchemical.com.
Hyperform is a registered trademark of Milliken & Company.
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