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Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) acknowledges recyclability of PE-based film with UBE’s PA6/66 based on Critical Guidance Recognition
UBE Corporation Europe S.A.U. announced today it has received Critical Guidance Recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). UBE’s innovation is a PE-based multilayer film with enhanced mechanical and barrier properties conferred by a PA6/66 inner layer and the presence of PE-based tie layers grafted with maleic anhydride (MAH). UBE’s innovation has been recognized as meeting or exceeding the most strict APR PE-CG-01 Critical Guidance Protocol for PE Film and Flexible Packaging criteria. The APR recognition is based on the technical recyclability of the film innovation, in the polyethylene film recycling stream. "APR thanks UBE for voluntarily submitting this film structure for Recognition. The impact of these protocols is…