
Alan Perin
Vodja države Italija
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.
Trajnost ni več prihodnostna ambicija; je sodoben komercialni zahtevek v ključnih italijanskih proizvodnih sektorjih. Od embalaže do avtomobilske industrije predelovalci in brizgalci aktivno iščejo materiale, ki zmanjšujejo vpliv na okolje, ne da bi pri tem žrtvovali zmogljivost.
Ultrapolymers podpira stranke z svetovanjem pri izbiri materialov, pomaga oceniti združljivost, kompromise zmogljivosti in prilagoditve procesov pri delu z recikliranimi in biobaziranimi polimeri. Naš pristop je preprost: pomagati strankam spremeniti trajnostne ideje v zanesljivo industrijsko realnost.
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.
Italijanska dobavna veriga v avtomobilski industriji, zlasti dobavitelji Tier 1 in Tier 2, še naprej povečuje uporabo inženirskih polimerov. Povečuje se povpraševanje po:
Italijanska prehrambena, kozmetična in luksuzna podjetja vodijo inovacije pri oblikovanju embalaže in trajnosti. Ključna področja so:
Izvedba materiala in vizualna kakovost morata zdaj iti z roko v roki z reciklabilnostjo in skladnostjo s predpisi.
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 narekuje otipljiv napredek proti krožnemu gospodarstvu, s poudarkom 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.
Čeprav krožnost predstavlja tehnične izzive, ustvarja tudi konkurenčno prednost. Proizvajalci, ki danes sprejemajo krožne materialne strategije, bodo bolje pripravljeni izpolnjevati prihodnje regulatorne, komercialne in zahteve lastnikov blagovnih znamk.
Ultrapolymers podpira to prehodno obdobje z naslednjim:
Ultrapolymers si prizadeva biti dolgoročni partner italijanski predelovalni industriji z naslednjim:
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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