January 30, 2014

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PolyShield Resin Technology Introduced in US

INVISTA, a producer of integrated polymers and fibers, is now offering its PolyShield®  resins for PET barrier packaging applications to the U.S. market. This monolayer PET barrier technology is already used extensively in Europe for beer, juice, wine, carbonated beverages, and other oxygen-sensitive food and beverage packaging applications, according to INVISTA.

PolyShield resin features active oxygen scavenging and passive carbonation barrier when combined with MXD6 and provides outstanding clarity for tinted bottles, says the company. And PolyShield resin-MXD6 blends can be processed on standard PET preform and bottle manufacturing equipment with only minor changes and with minimal additional investment, according to INVISTA.

“The opportunity to take this well-established and proven barrier technology to the U.S. food and beverage packaging industry comes at the right time,” said Chris Hamman, president of INVISTA’s Polymer and Resins division. “PolyShield resins are INVISTA’s contribution to address the shelf life requirements for oxygen-sensitive foods, which historically could not be effectively packaged in PET. The performance of PolyShield resin has been proven in the European market for oxygen-sensitive food and beverage packaging applications, and this success has driven INVISTA to launch this product in the U.S.”

According to INVISTA, cold beverages packaged in PolyShield resin stay cold longer than beverages packed in equivalent glass bottles or aluminum cans due to the excellent insulating properties of PET.

Source: INVISTA

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