{"id":7581,"date":"2025-06-10T03:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7581"},"modified":"2025-06-10T03:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:44:08","slug":"km-packaging-launches-k-peel-4g-lidding-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7581","title":{"rendered":"KM Packaging launches K-Peel 4G lidding film"},"content":{"rendered":"


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K-Peel 4G is said to be suitable for ambient, chilled, and frozen uses. Credit: KM Packaging Services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

British flexible packaging company KM Packaging has rolled out K-Peel 4G, a novel mono polyethylene terephthalate (PET) lidding film specification.<\/p>\n

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The company claims that its product aims to address the changing demands of the food packaging sector.<\/p>\n

K-Peel 4G is characterised by a low seal initiation temperature, allowing it to seal effectively even in the presence of contaminants.<\/p>\n

It can achieve clean peels at temperatures as low as 110\u00b0C with a dwell time of merely 0.3 seconds.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s versatility with all PET trays ensures robustness, making it particularly advantageous for amorphous PET and recycled PET trays.<\/p>\n

It excels in overcoming sealing difficulties associated with thickness and limited sealing area.<\/p>\n

K-Peel 4G is said to be appropriate for ambient, chilled, or frozen uses and is oven-safe.<\/p>\n

Its antifog characteristics and adherence to OM7 migration testing broaden its applicability across multiple segments of the food industry.<\/p>\n

The material is available in two thicknesses, 21 microns and 25 microns.<\/p>\n

The thinner option provides opportunities for minimising film thickness during production, thereby enhancing operational efficiency.<\/p>\n

KM Packaging UK & Eire commercial director Alan Lockhart said:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to be able to launch this new material into the marketplace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe advantages of a low seal imitation temperature means K-Peel 4G has a broad range of lidding applications across the industry. The adaptability of 4G is what sets it apart from the rest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst the impact of EPR [extended producer responsibility] and RAM [Recyclability Assessment Methodology] may question the cost impact on PET-based films, ultimately their efficiency, low weight, ovenability and ease of use prove that they still have a relevant and valuable place in the tray-sealing and lidding film arena.\u201d<\/p>\n

In October 2022, KM Packaging launched sustainable lidding films\u00a0<\/a>in Australia.<\/p>\n

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