Overview
In 1972, Kuraray became the first in the world to develop and commercialize EVAL™, an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin. Renowned for its highest level of gas barrier properties among plastics (blocking out oxygen and preventing the spoiling of contents), EVAL™ is used widely in food packaging containers. In recent years, it has also gained attention as a gas barrier material that meets recycling standards for packaging materials.
Applications are expanding, such as for automobile plastic fuel tanks and vacuum insulation panels for refrigerators.
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Examples
Food packaging materials, medical packaging materials, automotive plastic fuel tanks, under-floor heating pipes, containers for agrochemicals, soil fumigating film, vacuum insulation panels, districted energy pipes, etc.
- Gas barrier properties
Excellent barrier properties against the permeation of gases including oxygen - Solvent/chemical substances barrier
Blocks solvents and chemical substances - Aroma retention
Excellent barrier for flavor and aroma preservation
- Transparency
Transparent package for content visibility - Chemical resistance
Minimal absorption of solvents - Low thermal conductivity
Low thermal conductivity compared with aluminum foil
EVAL Division
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Tokiwabashi Tower, 2-6-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan
TEL: +81-3-6701-1489
E-mail: eval.jp@kuraray.com
EVAL Europe N.V.
Keetberglaan 1B - Haven 1087 B-9120 Melsele, Belgium
TEL: +32 3 250 97 33
eval.eu@kuraray.com
EVAL Business Unit
Kuraray America, Inc.
3700 Bay Area Boulevard, Suite 680, Houston, Texas, 77058, U.S.A.
TEL: +1 800 423 9762
eval.us@kuraray.com
Kuraray Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
250 North Bridge Road, #10-01/02 Raffles City Tower, Singapore 179101
TEL: +65-6337-4123
eval.jp@kuraray.com
Kuraray (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Unit 2207, 2 Grand Gateway, 3 Hongqiao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200030, China
TEL: +86-21-6119-8111 (ext. 2205)
E-mail: eval.jp@kuraray.com