Why Luminy® PLA?
Luminy® PLA has ideal properties for flexible packaging: high stiffness, gloss, and transparency, excellent dead-folding & twist properties, much easier to print compared to PE, good grease and oil resistance, and high aroma barriers.
The most common Luminy® PLA grades used for flexible packaging are:
Luminy® PLA can be easily processed using blown film extrusion, bi-oriented extrusion, and cast production lines.
"These innovations will contribute to the worldwide green transformation and help China reach its goal of being carbon-neutral by 2060”
Mou Qingying, Vice President of Changsu Industrial
Through our partnership with Changsu Industrial, we are working together to create eco-friendly solutions using Luminy® PLA. These innovations empower businesses to achieve both environmental and commercial success. One key development is BOPLA adhesive tapes, which cuts the need for fossil-based tapes and reduces carbon emissions by over 70%. By combining our PLA expertise with Changsu’s industry knowledge, we’re helping to drive real change in sustainable film packaging.
Luminy® PLA is commonly processed for flexible packaging using blown film extrusion, bi-oriented extrusion, and cast techniques.
Yes! Luminy® LX975 and LX930 PLA grades can be used as sealing layers.
Luminy® PLA is food contact approved, making it a great start to the plastics supply chain for companies looking to create packaging for foods. In addition, our product is biobased, compostable, recyclable, can be transparent, and can be heat resistant up to 100°C. These are all attributes that are attractive to the end consumer and perfect for many different food packaging uses.
Some plastics release unwanted substances that can be dangerous if ingested. That is why it is so important that the plastics used in food packaging should be approved for use in food contact applications.
Our Luminy® PLA has a 75% lower carbon footprint compared to conventional plastics. It’s recyclable, compostable, and made from responsibly sourced sugarcane.
Our scientists and experts are always on call. We work alongside your team to help build new applications and ensure a smooth transition to sustainable solutions.
We are driven by our vision of a better world for generations to come.