A better way to package food

ExxonMobil Chemical Company has commercialised Exceed 1012CA, a new metallocene-based, low density polyethylene (mVLDPE).

Exceed 1012CA was developed to provide better properties than currently available with conventional Ziegler-Natta VLDPE and ultra low density polyethylene (ULDPE) resins.

'This new grade increases the breadth of our current metallocene product offering for food and industrial packaging applications,' said, Mark Healey, ExxonMobil Chemical's LLDPE polyethylene marketing manager. 'For the first time, film fabricators, packaging designers and engineers will have an alternative to VLDPE or ULDPE.'

Manufactured at the ExxonMobil Mont Belvieu, Texas facility, this low density (0.912 g/cm3) Exceed product has exceptional toughness and strength. With dart impact three times that of conventional VLDPE and exceptional puncture resistance, film manufactured with Exceed mVLDPE offers downgauging opportunities to reduce costs.

Its low sealing temperatures (85 degree Celsius) means less energy is required for sealing and its cold temperature impact performance is excellent for frozen food packaging uses.

The clarity, gloss and low haze properties are equal to conventional VLDPE, making Exceed mVLDPE a good choice for food packaging displays and checkout barcode-scanning.