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made using Milliken’s Millad NX 8000E additive offers the lowest density and lower weight compared to glass and all alternative EBM plastics. For example, clear handleware bottles made using NX Ultra- Clear PP have a density of 0.9 g/cc compared to PET’s 1.35 g/cc, yet deliver the same clarity level. At interpack, vi- sitors can experience first-hand the easy-empty feature of such bottles, which reduces product waste. Package your products in PET with confidence with ClearShield UV absorber Milliken’s advances are not limited to polypropylene. The company also brings real value to PET packaging via its ClearShield ® UV absorber. This technology effectively pro- tects UV-sensitive packed contents from degradation while maintaining the clarity and transparency of PET. This is vital, since brand owners are responding to consu- mer demands by using more natural ingredients in every- thing from solid or liquid food and vitamins, to home- and personal-care products. But exposure to UV light can de- grade such ingredients, and negatively impact the consi- stency of such packages’ contents – be it in appearance, fragrance, color, flavor or nutrient value. ClearShield offers an alternative, simpler way to provide UV protection. By incorporating the UV absorber into the PET packaging itself, this technology allows brand owners to re- move the often high loadings of UV additives that until now they have had to include in the formulations of the pa- ckaged contents themselves. This can reduce cost by simpli- fying the formulation process and reducing the amount of UV additive needed. ClearShield-modified PET enables the use of more environmentally friendly contents, and serves to extend the shelf life of packaged materials, which in turn helps to reduce waste and protect brand image. 37 Extrusion 3/2017 Millad ® NX™ 8000 gives PP a clarity boost, creating highly-attractive transparency similar to PET and PS for sheet and thermoformed applications Milliken & Company www.millikenchemical.com Hall 10, Booth C32 www.kraussmaffeiberstorff.com Die Baureihe ZE BluePower bietet Ihnen inno- vativste Lösungen, speziell und flexibel auf Ihre Compoundieraufgaben zugeschnitten. 30 % mehr Drehmomentdichte bei über 23 % mehr Volumen* beamen die ZE BluePower in eine neue Effizienzklasse durch 30 % mehr Durchsatz* bei geringstem Energieeinsatz. *Im Vergleich zur Vorgängergeneration gleicher Baugröße Compoundieren der Zukunft: Der neue Zweischneckenextruder ZE BluePower mit maximaler Leistung und vergrößertem Volumen 09:13