Equita Chemical Introduces Two New Resin Packaging Materials

Equistar, a subsidiary of Lyondell Chemical, recently introduced two new resin materials for food and beverage packaging.

The two resins are PP30HF01 and PP33HF04, both of which are polypropylene and ethylene copolymers. They are all characterized by Milliken Milland 3988 clear agent. They are mainly used for molding and extrusion, including blow molding, printing, injection molding and Film production. Last year, Equistar Chemical Co. (Equistar) had a transaction volume of 6.5 billion U.S. dollars and employed 3,165 people. The two resin materials can increase the clarity of packaging materials and can be used to make food packaging containers, beverage bottles, and personal health products. Packaging Materials.
Millad 3988 is widely used in OPP bottles for vitamins, water, tea, juices, detergents, and pharmaceuticals because of its high transparency, low density, strong tensile properties, and extremely high cost recovery.

PP30HF01 and PP33HF04 comply with the regulations of the US Food and Drug Administration and can be used to produce food packaging containers and food sealing devices. Polypropylene is the fastest-growing polymer in the market, and it is expected that in the near future, the growth in polypropylene demand will reach twice the GDP. Polypropylene has achieved such gratifying results because it can replace wood, glass, metal and other thermoplastics with strong advantages and low prices.

The resin formed by the polymerization of polypropylene and ethylene can be used in food and beverage packaging, including packaging films for a variety of foods and blow-molded bottles for fruit juices, milk, and other soft drinks.