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Next generation LLDPE packaging based on WESTON 705 antioxidant hits consumer market
작성자 : Ms. Kang
2017-04-07 |
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Source: CPRJ Editorial Team
▲ A new generation of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) packaging based on Addivant's nonylphenol-free stabilizer WESTON 705 has successfully hit the consumer shelves.
A new generation of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) packaging based on Addivant's nonylphenol-free stabilizer WESTON 705 has successfully hit the consumer market.
"Due to its high phosphorous content, WESTON 705 reduces the use of antioxidants by up to 20%, allowing for more flexibility in formulations and recycling," said Dr. Jonathan Hill, Chief Technology Officer for Addivant. "Polyethylene (PE) resins based on WESTON 705 are easier to process, more versatile, and create less plateout or gels than resins based on conventional solid phosphite antioxidant."
WESTON 705 has been approved globally by more than 20 major polymer manufacturers. It is, as the company said, the only liquid antioxidant for PE producers offering a broadly tested single-additive solution for global converters and packaging manufacturers.
The growth of WESTON 705 in food packaging is being fueled by consumers and regulators increasing their focus on substances that unintentionally migrate from packaging into food, according to Addivant.
Non-governmental organizations and authorities worldwide are pushing new food packaging regulations with a key focus on these Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS). An example is the new Chinese food-contact law GB9685-2016 which, effective October 2017, will not allow greater than 10ppb of nonylphenol to migrate into food.
WESTON 705 is the industry's only liquid phosphite antioxidant with a full, clean NIAS human safety assessment and is approved for food contact by more than 50 countries, including the US Food & Drug Administartion (FDA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC).
By the end of 2017, Addivant will have expanded its WESTON 705 capacity five-fold compared to early 2016 at its Morgantown, West Virginia, the US plant and in China.
"This is another important milestone for Addivant's more than $30 million investments in technology and capacity for WESTON 705," said John Steitz, Addivant's CEO. "We are establishing a new standard in our industry and it is crucial that we stay ahead of demand and provide full security of supply for our global customers."
The company anticipates an additional expansion in 2018.
