Coex Film Families

3 LAYER FILMS

  Moisture Barrier

  • Bag-in-box: Cookie, Cracker, Cereal, Dry Mixes, Rice Cakes, etc.  
  • OPP Replacement – Laminate to .48 PET w/ HDPE sealant film
  • Pet Food
  • Industrial – Insulation, flooring underlayment  

  Stand Up Pouches

  • Reduce gauge, increase stiffness

  Surlyn Sealant (possibly mPOP sealant for cost savings)

  • Wet Wipes: HDPE core
  • Cheese
  • Meats: Often PVDC PET laminations. Hot dogs, cold cuts, etc.

  Lidding

  • Die Cuttable
  • Peelable
  • Lock Seal

5 LAYER FILMS

  Nylon Core Layer

  • Lawn and Garden
  • Bulk Cheese
  • Pet Food
  • Hot Fill
  • Medical Forming
  • Inflatable Packaging

  EVOH Core Layer

  • Oxygen Barrier Films
  • Snack Packaging: Nuts, Trail Mix, Jerky, etc.
  • Shredded Cheese
  • PVDC Replacement
  • Higher Barrier Inflatable Packaging

7 LAYER FILMS

  PE/tie/Nylon/EVOH/Nylon/tie/PE

  • Chub Packaging
  • Institutional Hot Fill Liquids

   Nylon/Polypropylene skin – with or without EVOH

    Forming/Non Forming Webs  
  • Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
  • Rising Crust Pizzas
  • Fresh Cut Meats: Steaks, Cold Cuts, Bone-in, Boneless
  • Sausage/Kielbasa
  • Vacuum Pouches
  • Lamination Alternative: Surface print, retain heat differential between outer layer and sealant