
Alan Perin
Country Manager Italia
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.
La sostenibilità è oggi uno dei principali driver di mercato in Italia. Tutti i principali segmenti, dal packaging all’automotive, stanno registrando una crescente domanda di circolarità, riduzione delle emissioni di carbonio e scelte responsabili dei materiali.
Ultrapolymers guida attivamente i clienti in queste scelte, offrendo consulenza su compatibilità dei materiali, prestazioni, adeguamenti di processo nonchè dati di sostenibilità.
La nostra filosofia è semplice: ti aiutiamo a trovare il materiale sostenibile giusto per trasformare la tua idea in realtà.
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.
Il settore automotive italiano, in particolare i Tier 1 e 2, continua ad aumentare l’impiego di tecnopolimeri. La domanda è crescente per:
II rinomati settori italiani del food, della cosmetica e del lusso stanno guidando l’innovazione in:
Le prestazioni dei materiali e la qualità visiva devono ora andare di pari passo con la riciclabilità e la conformità normativa.
This case study shows that when compatibility is engineered correctly, recycled content can be added without compromising film performance, even in demanding barrier films.
L’Italia sta compiendo importanti progressi verso un’economia circolare, con una crescente attenzione a:
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.
Questo cambiamento crea sfide ma anche opportunità per i trasformatori. Le aziende che adottano oggi strategie basate sulla circolarità dei materiali saranno meglio posizionate per soddisfare future esigenze commerciali, normative e dei brand owner.
Ultrapolymers supporta questa transizione attraverso:
Il nostro impegno è di essere un partner di fiducia per il mondo manifatturiero italiano grazie a:
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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