{"id":7343,"date":"2025-05-28T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7343"},"modified":"2025-05-28T14:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:05:12","slug":"exxonmobil-helps-winpack-develop-pcr-based-stretch-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7343","title":{"rendered":"ExxonMobil Helps Winpack Develop PCR-Based Stretch Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international energy companies, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world&#8217;s growing energy needs. The company recently launched its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105043-exxonmobil-launches-signature-polymers-brand-for-polyolefin-products\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ExxonMobil Signature Polymers portfolio brand<\/a>, which focuses on delivering best-in-class service and partnerships within the polymers industry. ExxonMobil Signature Polymers unifies ExxonMobil&#8217;s polyolefin products under a single brand, simplifying portfolio navigation and promoting enhanced collaboration across the value chain.<\/p>\n<p>ExxonMobil partnered with Winpack Group, a leading flexible packaging converter in Chile, to address growing demand for circular solutions that support the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/4241-extended-producer-responsibility-epr\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws<\/a>. Leveraging the ExxonMobil Signature Polymers portfolio, including Exceed\u2122 and Exceed\u2122 Tough performance polyethylene (PE), the collaboration aimed to develop advanced stretch films that incorporate high levels of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content without compromising film performance or processing efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreasing the amount of PCR content in our film formulations can deliver solutions that contribute to plastic circularity, creating opportunities to grow our market share through new businesses,\u2019\u2019 said Andres Baboun, General Manager at Winpack. \u201cDue to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations progressing in Chile, there is a high demand from brand owners for film solutions that incorporate PCR content.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The team successfully produced manual and automatic 7-layer stretch films containing up to 50% PCR content. The films maintained critical mechanical properties, including stretchability, cling, and load containment. Vistamaxx\u2122 performance polymers, also part of the ExxonMobil Signature Polymers portfolio, were used to enhance cling, ensuring film functionality in demanding logistics applications.<\/p>\n<h4>Key results include:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Films incorporate up to 50% PCR content while maintaining strength, cling, and load stability with no compromise in performance.<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with both manual and automatic stretch film applications, performing comparably to traditional virgin-based options.<\/li>\n<li>Helps Winpack process an estimated 300 additional tons of recycled material each month, enhancing operational efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Allows brand owners to meet evolving market demands without changes to equipment or production processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cUsing Exceed performance polymers allowed for the increased incorporation of PCR content in the film without affecting the final stretch performance,\u2019\u2019 said Juan Manuel Osorio, Packaging Division Operations Manager at Winpack. \u201cLaboratory test results demonstrated that the films comply with internal safe wrapping protocols standards for safe load protection, while delivering solutions that can contribute to a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/keywords\/5658-circular-economy\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">circular plastic economy<\/a> in Chile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These results demonstrate how ExxonMobil Signature Polymers deliver high-performance packaging that matches virgin material quality without any compromise.<\/p>\n<p>To check out the full case study, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exxonmobilchemical.com\/en\/resources\/library\/library-detail\/112592\/winpack_stretch_film_case_study_en\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105698-exxonmobil-helps-winpack-develop-pcr-based-stretch-films\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international energy companies, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world&#8217;s growing energy needs. The company recently launched its new ExxonMobil Signature Polymers portfolio brand, which focuses on delivering best-in-class service and partnerships within the polymers industry. ExxonMobil Signature Polymers unifies ExxonMobil&#8217;s polyolefin products under a single [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[171,520,1680,54],"class_list":["post-7343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-pcr","tag-polyethylene","tag-stretch-wrap","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}