{"id":8808,"date":"2025-08-18T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=8808"},"modified":"2025-08-18T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:00:08","slug":"exxonmobil-signature-polymers-and-xl-recycling-develop-stretch-and-shrink-hood-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=8808","title":{"rendered":"ExxonMobil Signature Polymers and XL Recycling Develop Stretch and Shrink Hood Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ExxonMobil recently launched its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105828-inplac-enlists-exxonmobil-to-develop-new-film-formulation-for-heavy-duty-use\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Signature Polymers<\/a> portfolio brand, which focuses on delivering best-in-class service and partnerships within the polymers industry. <\/p>\n<p>ExxonMobil Signature Polymers partnered with XL Recycling, a French PCR resin producer and part of the Reborn\u00ae group, to develop high-performance stretch and shrink hood films containing post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The collaboration responds to growing consumer demand and evolving regulations, including the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which requires 35% PCR in industrial packaging by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they created thin films with 35% PCR content for stretch hood applications and 50% PCR content for shrink hood applications that deliver quality and capabilities on par with virgin films. By blending XL Recycling\u2019s premium PCR resins with ExxonMobil\u2019s Exceed\u2122 Tough+, Exceed\u2122 Stiff+, Exceed\u2122 Flow, and Vistamaxx\u2122 performance polymers in optimized three-layer structures, the team preserved the mechanical, optical, and processing properties customers expect.<\/p>\n<p>Key results include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>PCR incorporation:<\/strong> Met PCR targets while maintaining performance comparable to virgin formulations.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Strength and durability:<\/strong> Excellent puncture and tear resistance to protect products during storage and transport.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Visual quality:<\/strong> Low haze for product visibility and brand presentation.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Load stability:<\/strong> High holding force and pallet security throughout distribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To check out the full case study, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exxonmobilchemical.com\/en\/resources\/library\/library-detail\/240725\/pcr_stretch_shrink_hood_xl_recycling_fact_sheet_en\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105906-exxonmobil-signature-polymers-and-xl-recycling-develop-stretch-and-shrink-hood-films\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ExxonMobil recently launched its Signature Polymers portfolio brand, which focuses on delivering best-in-class service and partnerships within the polymers industry. ExxonMobil Signature Polymers partnered with XL Recycling, a French PCR resin producer and part of the Reborn\u00ae group, to develop high-performance stretch and shrink hood films containing post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The collaboration responds to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8809,"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":[267,301,707,171],"class_list":["post-8808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-films","tag-packaging-regulations","tag-palletizing","tag-pcr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8808","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=8808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}