Recycled Resin for BOPP Films
American PureCycle Technologies, Inc. has provided information about progress on using PureFive resin in industrial biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film trials.
The latest trials were conducted by Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH, a leading supplier of production lines for manufacturing a wide range of stretched films, based in Germany. As reported, the positive trials were conducted with blends ranging from 15 to 50 percent PureFive resin from the company’s commercial facility in Ironton, Ohio. “The film was successfully extruded at Brückner’s German facility and performed similarly to virgin polypropylene (PP) on multiple tests,” PureCycle explained in April this year, while planning additional stretch tests.
According to its CEO, Dustin Olson, no traditionally recycled material can consistently meet the high purity demands required to make film. “The early results are encouraging from the trials with Brückner, and it gives me confidence we can meet the stringent processing requirements.” BOPP film has a wide range of end-use applications, including food packaging for snacks, candy and baked goods. It is also used for labeling and adhesive tape. This type of film is popular in these applications due to its features of transparency and moisture/chemical resistance. In June last year, PureCycle received a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirming that the company’s PureFive Ultra-Pure Recycled resin is suitable for use in food-contact applications.
(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 2/2025, Page 15, Photo: PureCycle)
