Food, Pharma Packaging Also Benefit From Special Additives

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Pharmaceutical and food grade packaging is a major component of plastic packaging industry in India. Both applications require the packagings to match a stringent set of specifications in order to be successfully used.

Pharma industries generally use high grade liners for bulk packaging and weatherproofing of products during shipping.

On the other hand, plastics such as Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polyvinyl Chloride and PET are widely used in manufacturing food packaging materials.

Generally, the manufacturers rely on the virgin polymer’s inherent strength and natural shine, in such products, as the use of additives in food grade plastics is highly controlled.

This forces the manufacturers to try out various additives in order to maintain their products' quality despite the increased filler loading in their products but the results often fall short of the expectations.

Vin Industries’ FillMor is a food-safe additive and can be used for improving strength and shine of food packaging materials such as sugar sacks or multipurpose D cut bags for carrying fruits and vegetables.

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... of the country's leading manufacturers of niche plastic additives, Vin Industries has the additives for food and pharma packaging, keeping in mind the special requirements of these industries.

“FillMor is one of our best additives. It is perfectly safe for food and pharma packaging,” said Rohit Mahajan, technical expert at Vin Industries.

According to the manufacturers, the additive’s multiple benefits have created a loyal customerbase for it in the packaging sector, with the numbers increasing rapidly.