Dow Sealution peel polymers and Amplify TY functional polymers

The Sealution peel polymers and Amplify TY functional polymers product lines packages are easier to open, provide more reliable seals and keep food fresher for longer periods of time.

The Sealution peel polymers are ready-to-use, single-pellet formulations that are suitable for easy-open packaging. The peel polymers are polyolefin-based, single-pellet options with advantages over conventional resins and blends. These polymers: are a ready-to-use single pellet formulation; have the ability to be used in blown and cast film applications and with PE or PP substrates; are suitable for a broad range of peel seal applications, such as pouches, lidstock and more; and offer consistent easy-open functionality with no tear stringing.

The products are also claimed to offer reliable peel performance and reduced defects due to low process variability. The advanced technology offers converters consistent, efficient and economical processing, as well as the flexibility to match formulation and clarity requirements to specific package applications.

The company has also extended its Amplify functional polymers portfolio with a new range of polymers specially designed for use in multilayer food packaging - Amplify TY.

The functional polymers include a versatile portfolio of interlayer adhesion products used in a wide range of barrier packaging applications. These adhesive tie layers adhere barrier materials together with film or other substrates used in flexible packaging and help to improve package performance overall.

The functional polymers are easy to use, effective and efficient. They address the needs of a wide range of tie-layer adhesion demands: existing commercial products for demanding polyethylene and polystyrene-based, barrier film structures; developmental products for polypropylene based barrier film structures; and ongoing research that may bring new solutions, including new products for PET-based barrier-film structures.

The functional polymers can also be used in rigid packaging applications, such as multilayered bottles, blow-moulded industrial containers and thermoformed barrier sheets.