Abstract: Provided herein is a heat-shrinkable polypropylene film having a specific gravity of 0.95 or less, and that exhibits excellent low-temperature shrinkability, small natural shrinkage, and excellent perforation opening property. A drawn film is provided that comprises a polypropylene resin composition, wherein the drawn film is a polypropylene heat-shrinkable film satisfying the specific features.

Abstract: A drawn film, which exhibits excellent low-temperature shrinkability and small natural shrinkage, is provided that comprises a polypropylene resin composition, wherein the drawn film is a polypropylene heat-shrinkable film has a hot water thermal shrinkage rate in a widthwise direction of 40% to 80% and a lengthwise direction of ?5% to 12% when immersed in 90° C. hot water for 10 seconds, a specific gravity of 0.87-0.95, one or more melting peak temperatures in each of a range of 70° C. to 100° C. and a range of higher than 100° C. to 170° C. as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter, a refractive index difference Ny?Nx of 0.015-0.030, where Ny is a widthwise refractive index, and Nx is a lengthwise refractive index, and a widthwise natural shrinkage rate of 0.1%-3.0% after the polypropylene heat-shrinkable film is aged for 672 hours in a 40° C., 65% RH atmosphere.

Abstract: A heat-shrinkable polyester film comprising an ethylene terephthalate unit as a main component, wherein the film satisfies the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) a loop stiffness in a width direction of the film is 6 mN/25 mm or more and 200 mN/25 mm or less; (2) a heat shrinkage ratio in the width direction of the film by immersion in hot water at 80° C. for 10 seconds is 20% or more and 70% or less; (3) when one surface and the other surface of the film is heat sealed at a temperature of 140° C., at a pressure of 0.1 MPa for 1 second, a strength by shear lap peeling test in the width direction of the film is 20 N/15 mm or more and 80 N/15 mm or less; and, (4) at least one topmost surface layer has a wetting tension of 40 mN/m or more and 55 mN/m or less.

Abstract: A polyolefin-based film comprising at least one layer permitting printing as a result of laser irradiation; wherein not less than 100 ppm but not greater than 3000 ppm of pigment permitting printing as a result of laser irradiation is present in all layers of the film; haze thereof is not less than 1% but not greater than 30%; and unevenness in thickness thereof in either a machine direction or a transverse direction is not less than 0.1% but not greater than 25%. An object is to provide a film capable of being printed in distinct fashion by a laser, that excels with respect to unevenness in thickness, and that is of high transparency, and at the same time provide packaging which employs such film and on which printing has been directly carried out.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester-based film containing 90 mol % or more of ethylene terephthalate unit based on 100 mol % of whole ester unit, wherein at least a part of ethylene glycol and/or terephthalic acid constituting the ethylene terephthalate unit is derived from biomass resource or the heat-shrinkable polyester-based film contains polyester resin recycled from PET bottles, and the heat-shrinkable polyester-based film satisfies the requirements: (1) heat-shrinkage ratio in a width direction measured by shrinking the film for 10 seconds in 90° C. hot water is 50%-75%, (2) heat-shrinkage ratio in a longitudinal direction measured by shrinking the film for 10 seconds in 90° C. hot water is ?6% or more and 14% or less, (3) heat-shrinkage ratio in the longitudinal direction measured by shrinking the film for 10 seconds in 70° C. hot water is ?6% or more and 6% or less, and (4) irregularity of thickness in the width direction is 1%-20%.

Abstract: The invention provides a polyester sealant film having at least one of a heat sealing layer and a heat resistant layer, wherein each layer consists of a polyester component containing ethylene terephthalate. The polyester sealant film has (1) a heat sealing strength of the heat sealing layers of 8-20 N/15 mm; (2) a difference in reversible heat capacity (?Cp) for the heat sealing layer of 0.5-1.1 J/g/K; (3) a ?Cp for the heat resistant layer of 0.1 to less than 0.6 J/g/K; (4) a fold holding angle of 20-60 degrees; (5) a smaller curvature radius of 50-300 mm in a longitudinal or widthwise direction; and (6) a heat shrinkage ratio of ?5% to 5% in both longitudinal and widthwise directions. The invention also provides a laminate comprising at least one layer of the polyester sealant and a packaging bag comprising the laminate.

Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a packaging and a display material which permit printing in distinct fashion by a laser, and which are of high transparency. [SOLUTION MEANS] A display material having at least one layer permitting printing as a result of laser irradiation, the display material being such that the printing occurs due to change in color caused by the laser irradiation in at least one region of said layer; when a digital microscope is used to carry out cross-sectional observation of said printed region and a nonprinted region, a significant difference in at least any one of RGB values indicating color elements is observed; and thickness of said printed region is not less than 5 ?m but not greater than 200 ?m.

Abstract: A display body characterized in that there is at least one white printing layer permitting printing by means of laser irradiation; said white printing layer has a nonprinted region and a printed region at which laser printing has been carried out; and (1) through (3) are satisfied. (1) An absolute value of a difference in color L* values between the printed region and the nonprinted region is not less than 1.0 but not greater than 10.0. (2) Total luminous transmittance of the nonprinted region is not less than 8% but not greater than 50%. (3) Fractional decrease in thickness of the printed region in a cross-sectional direction is not less than 1 vol % but not greater than 80 vol % of that of the nonprinted region. A high-quality display body, with high productivity is provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a polyester resin for heat-shrinkable film which contains terephthalic acid as a main component of a dicarboxylic acid component, contains ethylene glycol as a main component of a diol component, and contains from 18 to 32% by mole of neopentyl glycol and from 7 to 15% by mole of diethylene glycol when a total amount of the whole diol component in total polyester resin components is taken as 100% by mole. The polyester resin has (i) an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of not less than 0.65 and less than 0.70 dl/g, (ii) a carboxyl end group concentration (AV) of 8-25 eq/t, (iii) a color b value of 1.0-8.0 in an L*a*b* color system, and (iv) aluminum and phosphorus atoms, wherein the aluminum atoms are present in an amount of 15-40 ppm, and wherein the molar ratio of the phosphorus atoms to the aluminum atoms is 1.8-2.6.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester-based film, where the heat-shrinkage ratio in the width direction is high and the irregularity of thickness is small. The heat-shrinkable polyester-based film of the present invention contains 90 mol % or more of ethylene terephthalate unit based on 100 mol % of whole ester unit, wherein, the heat-shrinkable polyester-based film satisfies the requirements: (1) heat-shrinkage ratio in a width direction measured by shrinking the film for 10 seconds in 90° C. hot water is 50%-75%, (2) heat-shrinkage ratio in a longitudinal direction measured by shrinking the film for 10 seconds in 90° C. hot water is ?6% or more and 14% or less, (3) heat-shrinkage ratio in the longitudinal direction measured by shrinking the film for 10 seconds in 70° C. hot water is ?6% or more and 6% or less, and (4) irregularity of thickness in the width direction is 1%-20%.

Abstract: To provide an adhesive laminate suitable for high-mix low-volume production without blurring of printing due to external rubbing or the like, or a security label using the adhesive laminate. An adhesive laminate comprising at least one laser-printed layer capable of being printed by laser irradiation, wherein the laser-printed layer includes a laser-printed portion and a non-printed portion, an absolute value of a difference between the color L* values of the printed portion and the non-printed portion is 1.0 or more and 10.0 or less, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on at least one surface of the adhesive laminate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester-based film for keeping freshness, comprising a polyester-based resin layer comprising, ethylene terephthalate as a main component, wherein the polyester-based film satisfies the requirements (1) to (4); that can extend the shelf life of the contents such as fruits and vegetables when using as a packaging bag, increase a commodity value, and re-close even after the packaging bag opened. (1) the film has an O2-transmission rate of 50 [cc/(m2·d·atm)] or more and 1000 [cc/(m2·d·atm)] or less when measured at a temperature of 23° C. and a relative humidity of 65% RH, (2) the film has a CO2-transmission rate of 200 [cc/(m2·d·atm)] or more and 5000 [cc/(m2·d·atm)] or less when measured at a temperature of 23° C. (3) the film has a water vapor transmission rate of 20 [g/(m2·d)] or more and 400 [g/(m2·d)] or less when measured at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90% RH, and (4) the film has an angle after folding the film of 20° or more and 80° or less.

Abstract: Provided is an in-mold label capable of recognizing the content thereof even when a display size is reduced as a container is downsized. The in-mold label comprises at least one laser-printed layer capable of being printed by laser irradiation. The laser-printed layer includes a laser-printed portion and a non-printed portion, and an absolute value of a difference between color L* values of the printed portion and the non-printed portion is 1.0 or more and 10.0 or less.

Abstract: The present invention is packaging comprising at least one laser printing layer printable by laser irradiation, in which the laser printing layer includes a laser-printed portion printed by laser and a non-printed portion, at least a part of the packaging is sealed by fusion cutting, and the packaging meets the following requirements of (1) to (3). In addition, the present invention provides packaging that has laser printing unaccompanied by peeling off and is formed by fusion-cut sealing with high productivity and economic efficiency. (1) the thickness of the laser printing layer is 5 ?m or more and 200 ?m or less; (2) the difference in color L* value between the laser-printed portion and the non-printed portion is 1.0 or more and 10 or less; and (3) the fusion-cut sealing strength is 5 N/15 mm or more and 40 N/15 mm or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a laser-printable laminate display body in which printing is not peeled off even when an external stimulus such as rubbing is applied, and to provide a laminate display body which can afford high-quality laser printing such that characters can be clearly visually recognized by high density and fineness of printing and does not cause defects such as perforation due to laser printing. A laminate display body including at least one printing layer that can undergo printing by laser irradiation, in which the laser printing layer includes a laser-printed portion printed by laser and a non-printed portion, at least one laser non-absorbing layer is laminated on the printing layer, and the absolute value of the difference in color L* value between the laser-printed portion and the non-printed portion is 1.0 or more and 10.0 or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides packaging, which comprises a laminated body including a sealing layer and at least one laser printing layer that can undergo printing by laser irradiation, in which the laser printing layer includes a laser-printed portion printed by laser and a non-printed portion, the sealing layer is at least an innermost layer, and at least a part of the sealing layers of the innermost layers are pasted to each other, and the difference in color L* value between the laser-printed portion and the non-printed portion, the adhesive strength between the sealing layers, and the lamination strength between the laser printing layer and a layer adjacent to at least one side of the laser printing layer are within predetermined ranges; and is laser-printed packaging composed of a laminated body excellent in lamination strength and visual perceptibility of printed portions without using ink containing a laser pigment.

Abstract: A polyester-based film comprising at least one layer permitting printing as a result of laser irradiation; wherein not less than 100 ppm but not greater than 3000 ppm of laser-printable metal is present in all layers of the film. The film is capable of being printed in distinct fashion by a laser, excels with respect to unevenness in thickness, and is of high transparency, while at the same time provide packaging which employs such film and on which printing has been directly carried out.

Abstract: A display body characterized in that there is at least one white printing layer permitting printing by means of laser irradiation; said white printing layer has a nonprinted region and a printed region at which laser printing has been carried out; and (1) through (3) are satisfied. (1) An absolute value of a difference in color L* values between the printed region and the nonprinted region is not less than 1.0 but not greater than 10.0. (2) Total luminous transmittance of the nonprinted region is not less than 8% but not greater than 50%. (3) Fractional decrease in thickness of the printed region in a cross-sectional direction is not less than 1 vol % but not greater than 80 vol % of that of the nonprinted region. A high-quality display body, with high productivity is provided.

Abstract: [PROBLEMS] It is an object of the present invention to provide a heat-shrinkable polyester-based film roll which can reduce defects caused during a heat shrinking step due to the variation of a heat shrinkage rate in the heat-shrinkable polyester-based film roll having the longitudinal direction as the main shrinkage direction, specifically, defects of the film when covering an object by a wrap-around method and heat-shrunk. [SOLUTIONS] A heat-shrinkable polyester-based film roll, comprising a core; and a heat-shrinkable polyester-based film having a longitudinal direction as a main shrinkage direction that is wound around the core; wherein the film (roll) satisfy predetermined polyester composition, and all samples cutout every about 100 m have a heat shrinkage rate measured by immersion in hot water of 90° C. for 10 seconds of 30% or more and 80% or less and ±3% or less of an average in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester film suitable for use as a sealant, which not only has high heat sealing strength, but also is less liable to adsorb various organic compounds, and has a less shrinkage in heating and high tensile strength. Further, the present invention provides a laminate comprising at least one layer of the polyester film, and a packaging bag including the same. The polyester film which is formed with a polyester resin whose main constituent is ethylene terephthalate. The film has at least one heat sealing layer. The film has a predetermined heat sealing strength, a predetermined difference in reversing heat capacity measured with a temperature modulated DSC, and a predetermined heat shrinkage. Further, the laminate comprises at least one layer of the polyester film, and the packaging bag includes the same.