LG Chem and Reifenhäuser to collaborate on films for sustainable packaging
Publish date: 2024-12-02
South Korea's global chemical company LG Chem and Germany's extrusion machine manufacturer Reifenhäuser are partneringto facilitate the development of competitive machine direction oriented (MDO)-PE blown films and flat films for recyclable packaging.
Bernd Reifenhäuser, CEO of the Reifenhäuser Group, says: "The demand for flexible monomaterial packaging is growing rapidly. But MDO-PE films must be stable and economical to produce in order to make the leap from a niche to a broad market."
"With LG Chem and Reifenhäuser, we have found the perfect match of raw material, extrusion technology and process know-how that will pave the way. For the first time, processors will be able to produce recyclable MDO-PE films at competitive production costs in a stable process that can be optimally further processed."
Bernd Reifenhäuser, CEO of the Reifenhäuser Group, says: "The demand for flexible monomaterial packaging is growing rapidly. But MDO-PE films must be stable and economical to produce in order to make the leap from a niche to a broad market."
"With LG Chem and Reifenhäuser, we have found the perfect match of raw material, extrusion technology and process know-how that will pave the way. For the first time, processors will be able to produce recyclable MDO-PE films at competitive production costs in a stable process that can be optimally further processed."
Source: Packaging Insights
