Film manufacturer Manuli Stretch (Milan / Italy; www.manulistretch.com) has introduced two new film products for wrapping goods on pallets. The first, “Manuessence”, is a 100% recyclable pre-stretched LLDPE film, available with or without cardboard core. It has a very low thickness, allowing a reduction in consumption of up to 50% compared to standard films and resulting in optimisation of packaging costs and environmental considerations.

The film is versatile and suitable for a wide range of applications. It offers high strength and puncture resistance, can be applied both manually and automatically and is pre-stretched, requiring minimal tension during application. It brings improved protection and containment even of particularly heavy loads, ensuring stability of palletised goods during handling.

The coreless version of “Manuessence”, which is provided with a special reusable dispenser, is claimed to be more eco-friendly and cost-effective, as it further reduces waste and saves time, money and effort during application and disposal, Manuli said.

The second new material to be introduced is “Manulock”, a three-layer, co-extruded film, which brings palletised goods high protection and reliability during both transport and storage. Manuli said the material is highly puncture and impact resistant and provides secure packaging without tearing. It added that it is very versatile, with high elasticity and stretch, making it easy to use with a variety of packaging machine systems and allowing one size of film to adapt to a number of pallet formats while maintaining containing force.

“Manulock” also offers high clarity for easy reading of bar codes and visibility of goods. Heat-free application means it does not cling to the packaged goods and provides protection against humidity and dust. Applications include wrapping of brickwork, natural stones, self-blocking cement, cement blocks, chemical products, drinks and food products, fertilisers and soils as well as domestic appliances.