Meet our team at Booth B98 in Hall 10 and discover how ExxonMobil Signature Polymers can help you power a more circular economy for packaging. Experience how we can partner to accelerate your journey with solutions that can enable design for recyclability, the incorporation of mechanically and chemically recycled content, and packaging minimization — all while maintaining the high performance your applications demand.
Register now to connect with our local and global experts and explore holistic, PPWR aligned packaging redesign solutions — with ExxonMobil Signature Polymers as your dedicated sparring partner every step of the way.
These solutions, among others, will be showcased at our booth at Plastex:
- High-PCR-content hygiene compression packaging with excellent structural integrity
- Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to incorporate recycled content in plastics, especially in non-reusable packaging. To respond to this trend, Aspla, BW Converting and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers developed a hygiene compression package incorporating 70% PCR content. Using Exceed™ Stiff+ polyethylene, they achieved a 40-micron film with strong mechanical properties, ensuring reliable performance without compromising production efficiency. The result proves that high-PCR-content packaging can be both practical and high-performing.
- Case study: Aspla, BW Converting and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers develop high-PCR-content hygiene compression packaging with excellent structural integrity
- Ultra-thin hygiene compression packaging films that deliver excellent performance
- In response to consumer preferences and brand owner commitments, ExxonMobil and value chain members developed two mono-material PE film solutions for hygiene compression packaging. Using just three PE grades, including Exceed™ Tough+ m 0518 matellocene polyethylene, the films enable downgauging and incorporation of up to 35% PCR content while maintaining strength, processability, and shelf appeal.
- Case study: Creating ultra-thin hygiene compression packaging films with sustainability benefits that deliver excellent performance
- High-performance stretch hood films incorporating up to 35% household-sourced PCR content
- ExxonMobil Signature Polymers and Reifenhäuser developed a stretch hood film incorporating 35% household-sourced PCR content, addressing rising consumer awareness and evolving regulations. Despite the lower-quality PCR content, the film delivers strong performance in load retention, tear resistance, and friction control. Enabled by EVO Fusion twin-screw technology and Exceed™ Tough+ and Vistamaxx™ performance polymers, the solution demonstrates that even contaminated PCR content can be transformed into high-quality packaging designed for recyclability*.
- Case study: ExxonMobil Signature Polymers and Reifenhäuser launch high-performance stretch hood films incorporating up to 35% household-sourced PCR content
- Downgauged high-performance valve bags incorporating up to 50% PCR content
- As the global packaging industry embraces concepts of a more circular economy, the need for packaging that is designed for both recyclability and resource-efficiency is apparent. Selene and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers developed downgauged valve bags, designed for recyclability*, which can help lower packaging costs and address EPR schemes, where applicable, for the value chain users.*Designed with features intended to support recyclability. Actual recyclability depends on factors such as local collection, sortation, and recycling infrastructure, as well as the condition and configuration of the package after use. However, access to facilities that accept and process plastic film is limited and not widely available
- Case study: Selene and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers create downgauged high-performance valve bags incorporating up to 50% PCR content
- Help maintain packaging performance in heavy duty sacks that incorporate 50% recycled content
- The ExxonMobil Meerhout Polymer Plant in Belgium is delivering some of its PE resins to customers in HDS incorporating recycled PE content. The recycled content is supplied by the Selene Group, which recycles end-of-life polymer bags from a logistics center.
- Case study: Helping Selene incorporate 50% recycled content in heavy duty sacks
- Blow molded lubricant bottles with increased* post-consumer recycled content
- Local converter Blowplast, located in Nairobi, turned to ExxonMobil for help and advice after receiving the brand owner’s request and finding that their current solution, based on ExxonMobil™ HD 5404, could not meet their new guidelines. Discover how ExxonMobil spent time understanding the needs and worked with Blowplast on the development of a new solution using Exceed™ Stiff+ m 0238 performance polyethylene.*Note the percentage of PCR content incorporation is related to quality of the recyclate and downstream logistic considerations.
- Case study: Blowplast incorporates more than double the amount of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in lubricant bottles while maintaining performance with the use of Exceed™ Stiff+ m 0238 performance polyethylene
- Afriq Water creates sturdy drip irrigation pipes while increasing production output and improving pressure resistance
- Exceed™ m 3518 metallocene polyethylene helped Afriq Water to increase the output and improve the mechanical properties on the tubes. Mechanical enhancements observed, include increased pressure resistance of up to 30% and increased ultimate stretch performance.
- Case study: Afriq Water creates sturdy drip irrigation pipes while increasing production output and improving pressure resistance
- Innovative high performance vacuum skin packaging (VSP) film
- Together with Bandera, ExxonMobil Signature Polymers took up the challenge to develop an alternative VSP formulation that can offer cost savings by replacing ionomers with high-performance resins, while maintaining sealing properties and excellent forming on VSP packaging lines. This new formulation also provides strong toughness to protect sharp or irregularly shaped food items and offers high clarity to enhance consumer appeal.
- Case study: Collaborating to create an innovative high performance vacuum skin packaging (VSP) film
- Thin, coreless high tenacity hand wrap stretch films incorporating 35% PCR content
- As part of helping customers develop stretch film solutions that comply with evolving regulations and reduce the use of virgin plastics, the ExxonMobil Signature Polymers team and Colines aimed to create a coreless, thin-gauge hand wrap film solution incorporating PCR content. xceed™ Flow m 1716 metallocene polyethylene was selected for its high tenacity, which contributes to greater containment force and improved load stability.
- Case study: Colines, Saica and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers create thin, coreless high tenacity hand wrap stretch films incorporating 35% PCR content
- Non-laminated MDO PE freezer pouch that performs in demanding conditions
- Windmöller & Hölscher collaborated with ExxonMobil Signature Polymers to develop a commercially viable mono-material machine direction oriented (MDO) PE film solution, which delivers enhanced mechanical properties and enables significant downgauging potential thereby improving operational efficiency across the value chain.
- Case study: Windmöller & Hölscher collaborates with ExxonMobil Signature Polymers to create a non-laminated MDO PE freezer pouch that performs in demanding conditions
- Mono-material packaging designed for recyclability*, containing an MDO PE substrate with outstanding stiffness and excellent optics
- Through innovative value chain collaboration between Windmöller & Hölscher, B&B, Henkel and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers, a thoughtfully designed mono-material PE pouch was created. Combining W&H leading MDO technology with ExxonMobil Signature Polymers resins enables customers to achieve an MDO PE substrate with outstanding stiffness and excellent optics, comparable to BOPP. Outstanding print quality and excellent process stability was achieved with W&H’s ALPHAFLEX.
- Case study: Create mono-material packaging designed for recyclability*, containing an MDO PE substrate with outstanding stiffness and excellent optics comparable to BOPP
- Razor-thin bread bags designed for recyclability*, with excellent stiffness and optics using MDO technology The industry is facing the challenge of producing a thinner mono-material film solution with excellent sealability, optical properties, and tear resistance, while ensuring compatibility and efficiency on existing bread bag making lines. In response, the value chain collaborated to develop a non-laminated mono-material film using ExxonMobil Signature Polymers resins, which demonstrate the ability to tailor formulations to meet market needs.
- *Designed with features intended to support recyclability. Actual recyclability depends on factors such as local collection, sortation, and recycling infrastructure, as well as the condition and configuration of the package after use. However, access to facilities that accept and process plastic film is limited and not widely available
- Case study: Alpine and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers create razorthin bread bags designed for recyclability*, with excellent stiffness and optics using MDO technology
- Mono-material HFFS pouch designed for recyclability* with a 60% material reduction Hosokawa Alpine, Kuraray, IMA Ilapak and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers created a cheese packaging solution that is designed for recyclability* and uses significantly less packaging material compared to traditional rigid thermoformed tray solutions.
- *Designed with features intended to support recyclability. Actual recyclability depends on factors such as local collection, sortation, and recycling infrastructure, as well as the condition and configuration of the package after use. However, access to facilities that accept and process plastic film is limited and not widely available
- Case study: Reimagining cheese packaging through collaboration: designed-to-be-recyclable*, mono-material HFFS pouch with a 60% material reduction**
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