
Alan Perin
Country Manger Italy
Ultrapolymers Italia
Polina is Ultrapolymers’ European Product Manager, with a strong background in polymer science and experience spanning flexible packaging, compounding, wire & cable (W&C), and other extrusion‑based applications. She has supported processors in optimising material formulations and production performance across diverse industries, enabling them to bring innovative, high‑quality film solutions to market.
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Sustainability initiatives across Europe are intensifying with upcoming EU regulations, such as the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation). For film producers and brand owners alike, the conversation has shifted from if recycled content should be used to how it can be implemented rapidly and reliably without putting performance or brand reputation at risk.
SK Functional Polymer is a pioneering developer of additives with a strong track record across compounding and film applications, continuously advancing materials that enable high‑performance and recycled‑content packaging solutions.
This article shares practical, industrially proven learnings from a real case study, supported by SK Functional Polymer, demonstrating, step-by-step, how to incorporate recycled content into barrier blown films.
Održivost više nije buduća ambicija; to je današnji komercijalni zahtjev u ključnim talijanskim proizvodnim sektorima. Od pakiranja do automobilske industrije, prerađivači i brizgači aktivno traže materijale koji smanjuju utjecaj na okoliš bez kompromisa u performansama.
Ultrapolymers podržava kupce kroz savjetovanje pri odabiru materijala, pomažući procijeniti kompatibilnost, kompromise u performansama i prilagodbe procesa pri radu s recikliranim i bio‑baziranim polimerima. Naš pristup je jednostavan: pomoći kupcima pretvoriti održive ideje u pouzdanu industrijsku stvarnost.
Recycled materials introduce variability. With feedstocks often coming from various sources, the resulting polymer can have an inconsistent melt flow rate, residual contamination or gels, colour and odour variation, or residual additives. From a processing perspective, this introduces three core risks:
These risks are more pronounced in multilayer barrier films, where different polymers must work together as a single system.
In this example, what the customer needed was a solution to produce a multilayer barrier film with recycled content. Through incorporating recycled material, there could be no compromise in mechanical strength, barrier performance or optical quality. Plus, the material had to be easy to incorporate into an existing industrial 9-layer blown film extrusion line.
Talijanski automobilski lanac opskrbe, osobito dobavljači razine 1 i 2, nastavlja povećavati upotrebu engineering polimera. Potražnja raste za:
Italijanska prehrambena, kozmetička i luksuzna branda vode u inovacijama u dizajnu ambalaže i održivosti. Ključna područja fokusa uključuju:
Performanse materijala i vizualna kvaliteta sada moraju ići ruku pod ruku s reciklabilnošću i usklađenošću s propisima.
This case study shows that when compatibility is engineered correctly, recycled content can be added without compromising film performance, even in demanding barrier films.
Italija ostvaruje mjerljiv napredak prema kružnom gospodarstvu, s rastućim naglaskom na:
Theory is one thing, but practicality is something else. Trial PCR on your production line, and monitor pressure, temperature and output consistency. Ensure you trial multiple batches and validate reel-to-reel consistency, not just short trial runs.
Iako kružnost predstavlja tehničke izazove, ona također stvara konkurentsku prednost. Proizvođači koji danas usvoje kružne materijalne strategije bit će bolje pozicionirani za ispunjavanje budućih regulatornih, komercijalnih i očekivanja vlasnika marki.
Ultrapolymers podržava ovu tranziciju kroz:
Ultrapolymers predan je biti dugoročni partner talijanskoj industriji proizvodnje kroz:
If you are a film processor looking to incorporate recycled content into barrier or multilayer films, we’re ready to support you.
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