Product Description: Appeel™ 53071 is a modified ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin designed to function as a sealing layer for lidding applications. It is most often suggested to provide strong peelable seals to polypropylene, and moderate seals to polystyrene, polyester, PVC and is available in pellet form for use in conventional extrusion or coextrusion equipment designed to process polyethylene resins.
Uses: Features: - Contains amides for slip/chill roll release, but more than in Appeel™ 53071
Applications: - Low temperature heat seal. Apeel™ 53071 offers low temperature heat seals with adequate seal strength at 90°C.
- Heat sealability to various materials including PE, PP, PS, and Rigid PVC. Appeel™ 53071 can also be sealed to paper, paperboard, woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, wood and photographic papers.
- Appeel™ 53071 allows a peelable seal from most plastic materials excluding PE.
- High Transparency.
- Boiling resistance. Appeel™ 53071 endures boiling process, whose conditions are 90°C/30 min
- Appeel™ 53071 conforms to Code #20 of the Ministry of health and Welfare Japan.
- Appeel™ 53071 is used as a heat seal layer in lidding material for injection molded and vacuum molded plastic containers, especially HIPS and PS used in the packaging of yogurts, jams, butter and other food items.
Typical structures for this lidding would be:
Paper/PE/Foil/Appeel 53071
PET/PE/APPELL™ 53071
Over lacquer/Print/Foil/ APPELL™ 53071
Paper/PE/Foil/PE/ APPELL™ 53071 This product is used as a sealant in general flexible packaging. It provides low temperature seals for snacks and confectionery. Availability: Africa & Middle East; Asia Pacific; Latin America; Europe; North America Additive: Slip Form: Pellets Processing Method: Coextrusion; Extrusion; Extrusion Coating Information provided by The Dow Chemical Company |
