Plastic Film Manufacturers Can Benefit Tremendously From Additives: Experts

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Plastic film manufacturers can benefit tremendously from additives: experts

Modern film manufacturers are often struck between the dilemma of
quality and cost as the virgin polymer has grown increasingly costly
but gives best quality products. On the other hand, using recycled
polymers or filler in polymers is very cost effective but reduces the
quality.

First and foremost, recycled polymers invariably have poorer physical
properties compared to the virgin polymers.

Second, the polymers from two different sources do not meld with each
other easily even if they are of the same plastic.

Last is the problem of moisture retention in recycled polymers.
Recycled polymers are washed and then shredded into smaller pieces
before being processed into granules. This process commonly results in
the polymer retaining a lot of moisture which can create severe
surface defects in the film.

This forces the manufacturers to try out various additives in order to
maintain their products' quality despite the increased filler loading
in their ...
... products but the results often fall short of the
expectations.

Vin Industries, one of the country's leading manufacturers of niche plastic additives has developed high performance additives for plastic film manufacturing. FillMor and StrengtheX are two such additives.

“Use of FillMor S has not only allowed us to increase filler loading
but has also perceptibly improved the looks of the film we
manufacture,” claims a manufacturer from Punjab.

“FillMor is one of our best additives. Its ability to increase filler
loading has garnered it and Vin Industries much critical acclaim in
the industry,” said Rohit Mahajan, technical expert at Vin Industries.

On the other hand, StrengtheX improves the physical properties of the
plastic sheet/film despite the use of recycled blown HDPE and allows
for up to 10 percent increase in filler loading. Besides this,
StrengtheX also acts as a desiccant and removes the moisture related
surface defects, improving the finish and aesthetics of the end
products.

According to the manufacturers, Vin Industries, StrengtheX is one of
the company's top additives and has gathered a loyal customer base for
itself and the company.

Based in New Delhi with a strong sales network throughout India, Vin
Industries is the country's leading manufacturer of niche additives
for the plastic industries ever since the company's inception in 1997.