ExxonMobil Introduces Enable™ 1617 performance polyethylene: A compelling potential solution for high-performance thin-gauge hand wrap applications
16 Julio 2024 - 8:00AM
ExxonMobil today announced the launch of its Enable™ 1617
performance polyethylene (PE) grade. Ideal for thin-gauge hand wrap
applications, the new resin is designed to help provide high
tenacity and consistent extrusion, as well as help enable the
incorporation of high loading levels of post-consumer recycled
(PCR) content.
Key Potential Benefits Include:
- Incorporation of PCR content: Can provide the
performance boost to help enable the incorporation of high levels
of PCR content.
- Efficiency: Can help to achieve high
production speed, offering a cost-effective extrusion process that
can maximize output while maintaining quality, making it ideal for
high-volume production environments.
- Performance: Can help to deliver high
tenacity, strong holding force, and reliable load stability, which
can help wrapped products remain secure and intact during
transportation and storage and help reduce the risk of damage.
An Enable™ performance polyethylene resin-based solution can
help to deliver high tenacity, contribute to high holding force and
great load stability. The new Enable 1617 performance PE resin can
combine seemingly opposite features: high flow and high tenacity.
This unique combination can result in great cast film processing,
exhibited by fast line speed, low pressure and low motor load.
With its flow properties, Enable 1617 resins can be run in
coextruded structures as discrete layers, contrary to some of the
lower melt index high tenacity resins that require blending in
order to be processed. The balanced properties can provide
opportunities for stiff, thinner gauge film, while offering
consistent extrusion and high throughput rates, up to 650 m/min for
8 μm film thickness.
To help support value chain participants’ goals of reducing
their use of raw materials, ExxonMobil has developed a solution for
downgauged, tough hand wrap films that can include the
incorporation of PCR content. In high-tenacity hand wrap
applications, Enable 1617 resin can make the incorporation of 30+%
PCR content possible, while maintaining high processability and
good film quality. The incorporation of PCR content can make
predicting gel content and quality consistency difficult. Enable™
1617 performance polyethylene resin is especially well-suited as a
blend partner for the incorporation of PCR content. The high melt
strength of Enable™ 1617 can contribute to process stability, while
the high flow attributes can help enable the processing of thin
gauge film at high extrusion rates. Film properties can be affected
by the quality of the incorporated PCR content, however, Enable
1617 resins can be instrumental in helping to maintain acceptable
film properties for the application without need to up-gauge.
“ExxonMobil is committed to collaborating with our customers to
understand their needs and to help them create compelling potential
solutions for the industry. Our new resin not only can enhance
performance but also can support the incorporation of recycled
content,” said Justin Schmader, Market Development Manager,
ExxonMobil. “We believe this product will help our customers
achieve their operational objectives more efficiently such as
helping support their goals of reducing raw material use.”
For more information about ExxonMobil's Enable 1617 performance
polyethylene and associated applications, please visit our case
study, fact sheet or datasheet.
About ExxonMobil PE
ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international
energy companies, uses technology and innovation to help meet the
world’s growing energy needs. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading
inventory of resources, is one of the largest refiners and
marketers of petroleum products, and its chemical company is one of
the largest in the world. To learn more, visit
exxonmobilchemical.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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