MDO-PE can maximize the pe film performance with minimum thickness. This means it will only need less material consumption. This will sure protect our raw materials.
When there is less material in usage, there will be less transportable, and this will also help us to protect our environment.
But the most important thing for MDO-PE film in sustainability is recycling. It makes recyclable possible for almost all packaging.
The while trash is the global problem, and many countries set goals that they will make sure all the flexible packaging is reusable, recyclable or biodegradable in 2025 or 2030. Biodegradable technology will need more times especially for high barrier packaging. While reusable is impossible for the packaging products selling in the stores. So recyclable packaging is the best choice for them to reach the target on time.
We can easily solve the problem if it is single PE layer packaging, this is all recyclable.
We can also easily solve the problem if packed product is light such as chips, below film structures are good: (total thickness about 60 micron)
BOPP/CPP
BOPP/VMCPP
VMBOPP/CPP
We can also easily solve the problem if only need thicker material while no requirements on barrier function, below film structures are good: (total thickness 120 micron)
BOPP/100 micron PE
But the problem is thicker packaging with high barrier functions. Before we were using VMPET or foil for the barrier function. But these 2 materials are not recyclable. So we will have to make sure it is thick enough to packed the products, while the barrier are good to protect the products. This packaging is widely needed for laminated packaging, mostly food packaging. And now we have solution: (total 120 micron)
Higher barrier MDO-PE/ 100 micron PE
All the materials are PE, we can call it 100% fully recyclable mono-material laminated PE pouch, so it is fully recyclable. It is thicker to pack the product, and it is high barrier to protect the product.
This will be the a solution for the new version thresholds of soft plastics recycyclability. And it is the solution for CE FLEX.