Abstract: A laminated polypropylene-based film suitable for use as a lidding film having an exterior film, a barrier layer, and a sealing layer. The lidding film has a total composition including high levels of polyolefin-based polymers and polypropylene-based polymers such that the material can be processed efficiently in a polypropylene recycling process. Advantageously, the film retains the properties required to suitably withstand sterilization and pasteurization processes and produce a high-quality packaged product.

Abstract: A durable barrier film including a polymeric substrate layer having a thickness between (10) and (100) pm, an inorganic coating layer, and a polymeric buffer layer positioned between the polymeric substrate layer and the inorganic coating layer, the polymeric buffer layer in direct contact with the inorganic coating layer, wherein the inorganic coating layer comprises a wave structure characterized by an average amplitude between (0.25) and (1.0) pm and a wavelength between (2) and (5) pm.

Abstract: A laminated polypropylene-based film suitable for retort packaging having an exterior film, a barrier layer, and a sealing layer. The retort packaging film has a total composition including high levels of polyolefin-based polymers and polypropylene-based polymers such that the material can be processed efficiently in a polypropylene recycling process. Advantageously, the film retains the properties required to suitably withstand the retort process and produce a high-quality shelf-stable packaged product.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a battery module packaging comprising a multilayer structure 1, said structure comprising an inner polymer layer 2, an outer polymer layer 4 and an aluminum foil 5 sandwiched between the inner polymer layer 2 and the outer polymer layer 4, or an inner polymer layer 2, an outer polymer layer 4, an aluminum foil 5 sandwiched between the inner polymer layer 2 and the outer polymer layer 4 and an intermediary layer 3 sandwiched between aluminum foil 5 and inner polymer layer 2. In use, the inner polymer layer 2 is in direct contact with the cell part of the battery and the outer polymer layer 4 is in contact with a hardware element of the battery.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a flexible multilayer packaging film with high gas barrier properties comprising: one or more support layer(s) (1,10); one or more barrier layer(s) (6,60), each of the one or more barrier layer(s) (6,60) comprising an organic layer (2,20) and an inorganic layer(3,30); wherein said multilayer film has an oxygen transmission rate of less than 0.1 cm3/m2/24 h/atm, preferably less than 0.05 cm3/m2/24 h/atm, most preferably less than 0.03 cm3/m2/24 h/atm measured at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity.

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a solar module in the form of a laminate which exhibits a solar cell system having an encapsulation layer on a back side and a front side, a barrier layer arranged on the back side encapsulation layer and arranged on the front side encapsulation layer, a first SiOx layer, a base web layer, a second SiOx layer, an optional lacquer layer, an adhesive layer and a glass layer whereby a silver containing low-E coating is arranged within one or between two front side layers thereby protecting the corrosion sensitive silver containing low-E coating from exposure to moisture.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a flexible multilayer packaging film with high gas barrier properties comprising: one or more support layer(s) (1,10); one or more barrier layer(s) (6,60), each of the one or more barrier layer(s) (6,60) comprising an organic layer (2,20) and an inorganic layer(3,30); wherein said multilayer film has an oxygen transmission rate of less than 0.1 cm3/m2/24 h/atm, preferably less than 0.05 cm3/m2/24 h/atm, most preferably less than 0.03 cm3/m2/24 h/atm measured at 23° C. and 50 % relative humidity.

Abstract: Polymeric films having at least one outer layer consisting of a blend of low density polyethylene and a poly-(alkylstyrene) can be heat sealed to non-woven webs such as paper to produce peel openable packages, for example for medical equipment. Such packages can be peeled open with low fiber lift from the non-woven webs.

Abstract: A gas permeable polymeric film laminate comprising two perforate polymeric films bonded together such that there are gas passages between the films from perforations in one film to perforations in the other film, the perforations having a minimum dimension of at least 20 &mgr;m and the passages having a maximum dimension of not more than 15 &mgr;m. Such films can be used as replacements for non-woven webs in packages consisting of a non-woven web bonded to substantially impermeable polymer webs, thereby avoiding fiber contamination which can occur with the latter.

Abstract: Heat sealable polymeric films having a heat sealable surface comprising a blend of at least one polyethylene and a cyclic olefin/ethylene copolymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of greater than 30° C. Such films can be used to form packages showing good peelability, usually with evidence of peeling, after heat sealing to various substrates. These packages are of particular use for packaging foodstuffs and medicaments.

Abstract: Polymeric films having at least one outer layer consisting of a blend of low density polyethylene and a poly-(alkylstyrene) can be heat sealed to non-woven webs such as paper to produce peel openable packages, for example for medical equipment. Such packages can be peeled open with low fiber lift from the non-woven webs.

Abstract: Heat sealable polymeric films having an outer, polymeric heat seal layer with a viscosity at its heat sealing temperatures such that it will flow into interstitial spaces between the fibers of a fibrous material and encapsulate the fibers at such temperatures, an intermediate polymeric layer in contact with the heat seal layer, the intermediate polymeric layer being capable of cohesively splitting when the heat sealed film is peeled, and at least one further polymeric layer, the heat seal layer being easier to fracture than the intermediate layer at the temperature at which peeling is to be effected so that heat seal layer ruptures rather than peeling continuing through the intermediate layer once peeling has been effected through the heat sealed zone.

Abstract: A peel-open package includes a polymeric film, a lid adhered to the polymeric film along a continuous portion thereof and a product encapsulated between the polymeric film and lid material. The polymeric film is typically a coextruded multiple layer film having a sealable layer and at least one base layer. The sealable layer comprises an ethylene copolymer derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate and alkylacrylates, a talc additive, and an additive which provides peelability to the heat seal layer. The lid material is preferably a microporous layer to allow sterilization and prevent subsequent contamination by bacteria and other microbial organisms. The peel-open package provides a good seal range for uncoated Tyvek.RTM., evidence of seal integrity, reduced Tinting, and a seal strength which is sufficiently low to prevent the delaminating or branching of the lid material when it is removed. The present invention also includes methods of making peel-open packages.

Abstract: Biaxially oriented polymeric film having a core layer comprising a propylene homopolymer; a first heat sealable layer on one surface of the core layer and including an ionic hydrocarbyl sulfonate and a non-silica, non-migratory slip and/or antiblock agent; and a second heat sealable layer on the other surface of the core layer and including a non-migratory slip and/or antiblock agent but substantially no ionic hydrocarbyl sulfonate have good antistatic properties combined with good slip/antiblock properties.

Abstract: Polymeric films, especially for packaging, consist of a relatively thick layer of a polyolefin having thereon a relatively thin layer of a blend of a polymer which has a low heat seal strength to polyvinylidene chloride and a copolymer containing units derived from an alkene and an unsaturated mono-basic carboxylic acid or an ester thereof. The relatively thick layer is preferably of polypropylene, and the relatively thin layer is preferably a blend of polyethylene with a copolymer containing at least 74 percent by weight of units derived from ethylene and not more than 36 percent by weight of units derived from acrylic acid or an ester thereof. The relatively thin layer has good anti-block with the relatively thick layer and to other layers such as PVdC applied thereto, and the relatively thin layers have good heat seal strengths to themselves and such other layers.