Evolue ™

Bimodal m-LLDPE for flexible packaging sealants

Prime Evolue Singapore

Tetsuya Yamamoto
Flexible Packaging

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Packaging Trend
Condensed Milk

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Packaging Trend
Soap/Shower Foam

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Packaging Trend

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Flexible packaging structure
Basic structure Substrate(Print, Barrier, etc)
Adhesive
Sealant - Tight Seal
Contents Seal - Good Strength
Sealant - Low Gel Count
- (Low Odor)

OPET
Adhesive
ONy
Adhesive

PE Sealant

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If the sealant is not properly designed

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Liquid will make things worse...

Sealant is important.
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How shall we design ?
Material

Performance Productivity

Environment Cost

Downgauge
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Sealant thickness in different market
Typical sealant thickness (μ)
Application Indonesia China Japan

SUP (1L) 140 150 110

Sachet 40 50 30
Rice bag (5kg) 120 140 70

Japan ▲20～50%
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Metallocene Mitsui Chemicals

Catalyst Bi-modal Process

High performance m-LLDPE

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Evolue
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Bimodal mLLDPE

SP1510

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SP1510 - Strength
Dart Impact Strength
(g) N.B. N.B.

40μ blown film

(Conventional) (1MI, 918d) (1MI, 915d)

25μ
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Bimodal mLLDPE

SP2020

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SP2020 - Film Processing

SP2020
M.I. 2.3
Density 916
Melt Tension (mN)

1 2
MI
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SP2020 - Strength
Dart Impact Strength
(g)

(Convenional) (1MI, 918d)

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SP2020 - Sealing
PET// PE film

mLLDPE SP2020
(d 916) (d 916)

Max speed
(m/min)
14 18

Productivity
(bags/min)
165 224

+35%
Bag Size : 85×75 mm
Seal conditions : Vertical seal 200℃, Horizontal seal 170℃, Water (23℃)
Burst test : 100Kgf ｘ 1min press
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SP2020 - Sealing
Snack
Packaging with high FFS
performance & productivity
with minimal thickness
OPP/ LD 12μ / VMPET // mLLDPE 25μ
OPP/ SP1071C / VMPET // SP2020H
10μ 20μ
Leakage after VFFS trial（○：OK, ×：Leak, 100pack/min, 200×150 mm）
Heat Seal Temp (℃)
120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170
Evolue × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
No No
mLLDPE Seal Seal
× ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × ×
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SP2020 – In addition

Low Gel

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SP2020 - and one more

Low Odor

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SP2020
Characteristics Evolue
1. Easy Film
Processing

2. High Strength Performance Productivity

3. Excellent Seal
Environment Cost
4. Low Gel Count

5. Low Odor
Downgauge
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Grades
950
Blown Cast
940
SP4020 ● ● SP4030
DENSITY (kg/m3)

930
SP3010 ● SP2520 ●
SP2510 ● ● SP2540
SP2320●● SP2530S
920
(Tube) ● SP2040 EC
SP1510 ● SP2020 ●
●SP1520 ● SP1540 SP1071C
910 ●
Ultra-Low Density
SP0510 ● SP0540 ●
900
1 5 10
MI (g/10min.)

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Our Challenge
BOPE Bi-axially Oriented PE
Super Strong
- High pinhole resistance & puncture resistance

Crystal Clear
- Transparent and glossy

ONy 15μ // LL film 80-100μ

ONy 15μ // BOPE 40μ

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