New mLLDPE for Extrusion Coating Applications, 2000 Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference Proceedings
Richard W. Halle, Kevin M. Cable--Metallocene polyethylenes are well known for providing superior toughness, heat sealing, and clarity versus conventional polyethylenes. Their unique attributes have been employed for almost a decade in the manufacture of many different high-performance blown and cast films for numerous end-use applications. Lower density metallocene plastomers have also found use in specialty extrusion-coated and laminated structures where good puncture and tear resistance along with excellent hot tack and heat sealing performance are required.
An extrusion coating study has shown that a similar set of attributes can be obtained using a new mLLDPE. For the best extrusion coating performance, the mLLDPE should be blended with small amounts of LDPE.
New mLLDPE for Extrusion Coating Applications, 2000 Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference Proc