Circular economy

We have taken a number of steps to minimise waste and make the most of our resources. This has been accomplished through close teamwork between product development and production, and thorough consideration of your indispensable feedback.

Downgauging – making our films thinner

Our films currently range in thickness from 0.01 mm to 0.27 mm. Advances in film-blowing technology enable us to produce even thinner films while maintaining or improving their mechanical properties. By reducing film thickness, we can reduce the amount of raw material required in production and, consequently, the amount of plastic material used by our customers and end users.

Multilayer film

Producing a multilayer film requires co-extrusion, a process in which two or more polymer layers are combined into one film. When making a film with different polymer mixes in different layers, it is possible to make thinner films optimising material usage. Today we produce up to 7-layer films.

MDO technology

MDO (machine direction orientation) technology is an excellent example of how we can offer more sustainable products for you. Stretching the film using the MDO process results in thinner, stiffer and stronger films. Stronger films enable you to compress for instance insulation material, which results in more economical transportation of goods. MDO films are also used in monolaminates to facilitate recycling. MDO-film can be used to manufacture food packaging made of monolaminates, that consists of polyethylene film substrates only, and are easy to recycle.

Reducing ink use in printing

The role of printed films is continuously growing, and today we operate 11 printing lines, six of which are in-line. We have also invested in a printing line capable of handling webs up to 2.65 metres wide. Through improvements in our printing processes, we have reduced ink use by 33% relative to the amount of printed film produced.