Ottawa, Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global multilayer flexible packaging market, valued at USD 176.20 billion in 2025, is expected to rise to approximately USD 283.56 billion in 2034, based ...

Flexible film design is fraught with compromise and complexity. Designers use their skills to select resins offering a satisfactory balance of mechanical performance and easy extrusion. Then they try ...

A range of industries use multilayer polymer films. For example, polymer laminates are employed in food packaging not only to protect food, but also to prolong shelf life and preserve flavors and ...

Ionising irradiation is increasingly employed in the sterilisation and preservation of polymer films used in food packaging and medical devices. Research has shown that gamma, electron-beam, and X‐ray ...

FTIR spectroscopy has traditionally been used to characterize packaging materials. Yet, the increasingly thin layers in packaging materials currently being developed often exceed the spatial ...

Masterbatch supplier Ampacet, Tarrytown, NY, has launched a compatibilizer that boosts the recyclability of multilayer barrier films containing polyamide 6 (PA6) and ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH). The ...

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Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd., the Tokyo-based parent company of the specialty chemicals manufacturing conglomerate Toyo Ink Group, and Itochu Corp., a global trading house headquartered in Toyko, say ...