MILLENNIUM PLASTICS
Anti-corrosive plastic packaging in biodegradable PVOH / “Solplax VCI”
The American specialist for biodegradable plastics, Millennium Plastics (Las Vegas, Nevada; www.millenniumpolymers.com) – for details see Plasteurope.com 20, 2000 – presented its anti-corrosive packaging made of a PVOH compound at “Emballage 2000” (Paris, 20 - 24 November). The material is produced by the recently acquired Irish Solplax Ltd. (Tralee; www.solplax.com) while the products are distributed throughout Europe by Papiers Paviot (F-69960 Corbas; www.papiers-paviot.fr/).
The anticorrosive effect is achieved through the addition of vapour corrosion inhibitors (VCI). As with the corresponding conventional materials, “Solplax VCI” can be processed into coatings, absorbing pellets, wrapping film or component boxes. The products are used wherever goods prone to rusting are to be transported and stored. The solubility and degradability of the material are cited as its advantages, and it is also highly effective in preventing corrosion. “Solplax VCI” additionally has highly efficient drying properties, according to Lionel Gally, product manager at Papiers Paviot. The additives employed are also less harmful than many of the standard substances currently used.
The anticorrosive effect is achieved through the addition of vapour corrosion inhibitors (VCI). As with the corresponding conventional materials, “Solplax VCI” can be processed into coatings, absorbing pellets, wrapping film or component boxes. The products are used wherever goods prone to rusting are to be transported and stored. The solubility and degradability of the material are cited as its advantages, and it is also highly effective in preventing corrosion. “Solplax VCI” additionally has highly efficient drying properties, according to Lionel Gally, product manager at Papiers Paviot. The additives employed are also less harmful than many of the standard substances currently used.
15.02.2001 Plasteurope.com [16878]
Published on 15.02.2001