Innovia Films - Cellulose and Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) Films

Innovia Films is a major producer of speciality Cellulose and Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) films with production sites in the UK, USA, Belgium and Australia. The company has 16 sales offices around the globe and a strong network of distributors and agents selling into over 110 countries. With some 1,400 employees worldwide, the company’s turnover is in excess of €400 million.

Innovia Films holds a leading global position in the markets for labels and security films, high performance coated packaging, tobacco overwrap and biodegradable, compostable and sustainable films.

Speciality coated films include those for high barrier, high speed, anti-mist, peel and re-seal, shrink-tightening, printable and low temperature sealing. We also produce coloured cellulose films, white, clear and metallised film. The range also includes fully biodegradable and compostable cellulose films which are manufactured from renewable resources.

Our brands include Propafilm™, PropaFresh™, Propaream™, Cellophane™, Rayoface™, Rayoart™, Rayoweb™, Rayophane™ and NatureFlex™.

Renewable and compostable films - NatureFlex™

The NatureFlex™ range of biodegradable cellulose-based films is derived from renewable resources and is certified to meet the European EN 13432 and American ASTM D6400 standards for compostable packaging.

These films are ideal for packaging confectionery, bakery goods, fresh produce, dried goods, snacks, household products and personal care items. They offer natural and organic product manufacturers the opportunity to align their packaging message with the spirit of their product marketing, by providing them with a compostable, naturally-based packaging material.

NatureFlex™ properties at a glance:

• Good gloss and transparency
• Naturally high gas barrier
• Range of moisture permeabilities available to suit different product requirements
• Wide heat-seal range for enhanced packaging speed and flexibility
• Inherently good deadfold for twist or fold-end uses
• High heat resistance
• Naturally anti-static for high machine performance
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Resistant to greases, oils and fats
• Print and conversion friendly
• Good anti-mist properties
• Compatibility with other bio-materials eg for lamination

NatureFlex™ NK is the first genuine bio-packaging film with transparent moisture barrier for increased shelf life of hygroscopic products.

The NatureFlex™ NVR has been specifically formulated to offer enhanced print and conversion receptivity and has an intermediate moisture barrier with heat sealability on both sides.

Colours range has been developed to offer opportunities for brand differentiation and maximum product impact.

Reamwrap

Innovia Films is pleased to introduce an Easy Open packaging film, Propaream™ T710EO, designed to address the need for increased consumer convenience in the fast moving cut-size paper market.

The tear lines feature provides time saving benefits particularly suited to this fast moving segment, ensuring that reams are rapidly fed by operatives into larger model photo-copying machines.

Overwrap film developments

The trend towards naked collation of tobacco packs has inspired the development of a range of new easy-open 'Snap Wrap' films.

Scored lines are applied to the film at predetermined positions to coincide with the edges of packs in the collation bundles. This feature gives localised weakening of the film and offers customers the benefits of snapping the film at the scored lines to remove two packs at a time, whilst the remainder of the bundle stays collated.

New HP Indigo® printable BOPP label facestock films

Innovia Films has expanded its market leading range of HP Indigo® printable label facestock films with Rayofac™ CZDI and WZDI.

These products are ideal for demanding applications requiring resilient conformability on flexible containers such as squeezable shampoo bottles and shower products, lotions and cream tubes, as well as condiments and packaging containers.

Both films feature dedicated superior print receptive top coating for excellent printability by HP Indigo® Electroink™ toner systems. This unique top coat has full HP certification for WS2000 and WS4000/4050/4500 presses.

Innovia Films has recently been named as a HP Indigo™ Preferred Partner, after demonstrating its ability to provide superior products, service and support, regional and global coverage and environmental responsibility concerns.