Gunze Launches "Purewrap™ FS35NB & FS40NB" Thin Coextruded Blown Film for Vacuum Packaging of Boilable That Can Reduce Plastic Use by 50%
August 27 2024 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Gunze Limited (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan, President: Toshiyasu
Saguchi) [TOKYO:3002] is pleased to announce that the renewal of
its ultra-thin and tough blown film, Purewrap, specifically
designed for food products requiring transportation in frozen
environments. The company introduced two new types, FS35NB and
FS40NB, which are compatible for boiling applications. These
innovative additions retain the ultra-thin and tough
characteristics that have defined the series to date, making them
more convenient for use in central kitchens and other food
processing facilities. They also contribute to environmental
sustainability by reducing the use of plastic by approximately
50%.
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About product launch
The movement toward a plastic-free society is gaining momentum
not only in Japan, but around the world. With the implementation of
the "Plastic Resource Circulation Act" in Japan in April 2022, all
stakeholders are now required to reduce plastic use and promote
resource recycling throughout the entire lifecycle of plastic
products, from design to waste disposal.
In particular, perishable seafood, livestock products, and their
processed forms are often transported in freezing environments,
where reducing plastic use is challenging due to concerns about
strength loss from volume reduction. In January 2022, Gunze
introduced Purewrap FS35N and FS40N, which offer more than twice
the puncture strength of conventional non-oriented
nylon-polyethylene 70 µm films while reducing plastic use by
approximately 50%. This film type has been widely adopted by
customers. It has now been renewed as a boilable type, expanding
its applicability to a wider range of foods processed in central
kitchens for commercial prepared foods and restaurants.
[Recommended Applications] The company recommends the product
for food applications that require transportation in frozen
environments and processing in central kitchens.
About Purewrap
Purewrap is a coextruded blown film with simultaneous biaxial
orientation that provides exceptional puncture resistance for
contents and impact resistance for external surfaces. Our unique
raw material compounding, multilayer construction and orientation
technologies have made this nylon-polyethylene film highly flexible
with superior puncture resistance, ideal for refrigerated
transport.
Product name
:
Purewrap™ FS35NB & FS40NB
Lineup
:
Thickness 35 micron & 39
micron
Features
:
Pinhole resistance can be
maintained more than 2-3 times compared to conventional 70µm
coextruded blown film thickness.
Compatible for boiling
applications such as heat sterilization and hot water thawing of
processed foods in food processing facilities.
Applications
:
Commercially prepared foods,
seafood (filleted fish), meat (thighs, slices, bacon), and other
processed foods.
About Gunze
Founded in Kyoto in 1896, Gunze is a leading developer and
manufacturer of plastic films, engineering plastics, medical
devices and apparel with operations in 10 countries worldwide. Its
plastic film business, established in 1962, has a significant
presence in more than 20 countries, supported by three
manufacturing plants in Japan and subsidiaries in the United
States, Vietnam, and China. Gunze remains committed to improving
the quality of life by providing innovative products and
solutions.
To learn More
To learn more, visit Gunze at booth G34 during Seafood Expo
Asia, organized by Diversified Communications at the Sands Expo and
Convention Centre in Singapore, September 4-6. For more information
about the event, please visit
https://www.seafoodexpo.com/asia/.
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