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Amcor Flexibles Baricol has launched Baripet FL 45 a new high-barrier lidding film for smooth wall aluminium foil Noun 1. aluminium foil - foil made of aluminum
aluminum foil, tin foil

foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
 containers.

The containers are increasingly being used to package meat, fish, ready meals and vegetables. The packaging, which is recyclable re·cy·cle  
tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles
1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment.

2. To start a different cycle in.

3.
a.
, is popular with consumers as they are very convenient to use in conventional ovens.

Baripet FL 45 is already performing well in commercial use in Britain and has been attracting much interest from food packers as a result.

The new lidding film is produced by extrusion coating a PET film with a combination of resins, including EVOH EVOH Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Polymer (chemical industry) . Extrusion coating is a cost effective and environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1]  alternative to lamination lamination

a laminar structure or arrangement.
, which does not require adhesives or solvents. The new film is exceptionally clear and only 45 microns thick, so offering a lightweight alternative to competing films on the market.

Contact Amcor Flexibles on 01452 634100 or visit www.amcor.com

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Title Annotation:PACKAGING; Amcor Flexibles Baricol
Publication:Food Trade Review
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Apr 1, 2007
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