12 May 2011
MEDPort’s Private Label Line of Fit & Fresh™ Containers Gets a Healthy Boost in Shelf Appeal with Milliken Millad® NX™ 8000 Clarifier
Ghent, Belgium – MEDPort LLC, manufacturer of the Fit & Fresh™ family of products for healthy eating on the go, upgraded to polypropylene (PP) clarified with the advanced Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifying agent from Milliken & Company. MEDPort made the move to Millad® NX™ 8000 to create a private label line of Fit & Fresh containers offering exceptional clarity, brightness and overall shelf appeal for discerning consumers. Working closely with the Milliken team and its PP supplier, MEDPort achieved its goal of glass-like clarity for the recently launched product line, which includes Lunch on the Go, 2-in-1 Salad Shakers and Smart Portion™ Chill Containers 2 Cup – all with removable ice packs.
12 May 2011
Sistema Adds Final Touch to Consumer Appeal of PP Storage Containers with Crystal Clarity of Milliken Millad® NX™ 8000 Clarifier
Ghent, Belgium – When Sistema Plastics Limited upgraded its line of ultra-clear KLIP IT® stackable food storage containers, the New Zealand-based company used lead free, bisphenol A (BPA) free, virgin polypropylene (PP) resin from LyondellBasell Australia. The new containers feature exceptional brilliant, glass-like clarity provided by Millad® NX™ 8000 advanced clarifier from Milliken & Company, enabling Sistema to meet consumer demands and global regulatory requirements for high purity and safety.
12 May 2011
Milliken Press Kit Interpack 2011
Interpack stand to highlight advantages in containers, caps, and film production
28 Apr 2011
Milliken & Company Unveils New Innovation Identity
Ghent, Belgium – Milliken & Company, a leading global manufacturer of specialty chemicals, floor covering and performance materials, announced today that it has positioned itself to bring leadership to innovation around the globe through a transformative brand identity that builds upon its successful 150 year company history.
31 Mar 2011
SIBUR targets new packaging applications with polypropylene incorporating Millad® NX™ 8000 ground-breaking clarifier from Milliken
Ghent, Belgium – 31 March 2011 – Leading Russian petrochemical company SIBUR will use Milliken’s pioneering clarifying agent Millad® NX™ 8000 for new grades of highly transparent polypropylene that it is launching to enter the local market for transparent packaging materials.
28 Feb 2011
Packaging producers save time and energy making better products with Milliken nucleating and clarifying agents
Visit Milliken at Hall 10 Stand C32
Interpack, May 12-18, Düsseldorf, Germany
Ghent, Belgium – Plastics additives producer Milliken will be at Interpack to demonstrate how its market-leading Millad® clarifying agents and Hyperform® HPN nucleating agents can make major contributions to converters’ process economics while ensuring improved product performance.
11 Jan 2011
Milliken Hyperform® Nucleation Technology Confirms Major Improvements in Polyethylene
Ghent, Belgium – 11 January 2011 – Milliken, a division of Milliken & Company, has overcome one of the toughest challenges in the plastics industry – successful nucleation of polyethylene (PE). Hyperform® HPN-20E, currently the most efficient PE nucleation agent available globally enables higher peak crystallization temperatures that can cut cycle times and drive productivity improvements of 10 to 20 percent (depending upon processing and resin design). It can also increase oxygen and water vapor barrier performance between 20 to 40 percent (depending upon processing and resin design) providing the possibility of extended shelf life of perishable contents such as dry foods, dairy products, vitamins and nutraceuticals. Hyperform HPN-20E and other upcoming Milliken nucleation solutions support sustainability by enabling broader use of PE, an easily recycled plastic, in diverse packaging applications.
7 Dec 2010
High-solubility PP clarifying agent cuts energy costs while giving unmatched optics
Ghent, Belgium – 07 December 2010 – Milliken’s theme for K 2010 of increasing sustainability through additive innovation finds perfect expression in its latest generation of Millad® clarifying agents for polypropylene. Milliken is already known as the world’s leading supplier of clarifiers that enable polypropylene, one of the most sustainable plastics on the market, to compete for applications demanding excellent optics but normally requiring more costly materials. Now, its new Millad NX8000 series not only sets a new benchmark for clarification, but also enables processors to make substantial improvements in their economics through reduced processing temperatures and shorter cycles.
2 Dec 2010
Milliken showcases step-change additive innovations for Polyolefins at Arabplast 2011
Ghent, Belgium – 02 December 2010 – At Arabplast 2011, Milliken will showcase additives for polyolefins (PO) offering pioneering possibilities in optical enhancement, performance improvement, and more cost-effective and sustainable processing, to meet the key challenges and demands of converters in the Middle East.
23 Nov 2010
Hyperform® nucleating agents from Milliken increase PP processability and properties in thermoforming and injection moulding
Ghent, Belgium – 23 November 2010 – Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN nucleating agents provide major improvements in performance and processability of polypropylene (PP) grades intended for thermoforming as well as injection moulding. They provide the action to match the words of the company’s theme for K 2010 – “Increasing sustainability through additive innovation.”
9 Nov 2010
Lighter PP auto parts possible with new synthetic mineral fibers from Milliken Hyperform® HPR grades increase stiffness, temperature resistance
Ghent, Belgium – 9 November 2010 – The new Hyperform® HPR family of reinforcing additives from Milliken provides processors with a new option for making high performance polypropylene parts with low weight. The synthetic mineral-based fibers live up to the company’s theme for K 2010, increasing sustainability through additive innovation.
27 Oct 2010
Milliken’s latest clarifier-colourant combo gets the thumbs up from Thumbs Up
Ghent, Belgium – 27 October 2010 – Leading British injection moulder, Thumbs Up (Bury), Ltd has launched a new line of food and domestic storage containers in coloured polypropylene random copolymer compounds that provide unparalleled clarity. The compounds contain Milliken’s ground-breaking Millad® NX8000 clarifying agent, used in combination with the company’s ClearTint® polymeric dyes.
