PLANTIC™

Overview

PLANTIC™ barrier film is engineered to address the global need for environmental friendly plastics technology. High in renewable materials, allowing for reduced environmental impact and landfill waste. PLANTIC™ is a biomass-derived gas barrier material created through collaborative research between industry and academia in Australia. Since it was commercialized in 2003, PLANTIC™ has gained recognition for its high biomass content, and has been adopted as an environmentally friendly material by major retailers and food manufacturers in Australia, Europe and North America.

Behind PLANTIC™ is Plantic Technologies Limited, a established global leader in bioplastics. They’ve won awards and built strong partnerships globally. Based in Australia, they’re growing fast, with clients and offices around the globe, thanks to their ownership by the Kuraray group.

Examples

Food packaging
Chilled food distribution (perishables, seafood, fresh meat, ham/sausage, raw pasta, cheese, etc.)
Nuts, snacks, confectioneries
Industrial materials, etc.

A multilayer sheet laminated with polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or skin layers on both sides of a special starch-derived biodegradable gas barrier layer rich in straight-chain amylose.
Gas barrier monolayer is also available.
Excellent formability. Optimal for containers and trays, blister packaging, and vacuum deep-drawing packaging. Used in MAP packaging and gas exchange packaging due to its high gas barrier performance.
The barrier layer (single layer) can be laminated with paper, polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose film, Bio PET and other substances. Enables the creation of a packaging material with biodegradability and compostability.
Also available in barrier sealant grade laminated with a starch-derived barrier layer and sealant layer.

Converter Applications
Grade	Composition (outer side, inner side)	Application	(μm) Range
PLANTIC™ EP	PLANTIC™ EP Resin	Extrusion Coating	N/A
PLANTIC™ HS	PLANTIC™ HS Mono High Barrier Film	Lamination	50-150

Packaging Applications
Grade	Composition (outer side, inner side)	Application	(μm) Range
PLANTIC™ PF	Paper / PLANTIC HS / PE	Flexible Pouches	105-140
PLANTIC™ SB	PET / PLANTIC HS / PE	Rigid MAP Packaging	375-450
PLANTIC™ RV	PET / PLANTIC HS / PE (Easy Peel)	Rigid VSP Packaging	390-500
PLANTIC™ FX	PE / PLANTIC HS / PE	Semi Rigid Packaging	120-250
PLANTIC™ HP	PLANTIC™ HP Mono Layer	Compostable, Biodegradable	50-150