Luminy® PLA for flexible packaging

Luminy® PLA is commonly processed for flexible packaging using blown film extrusion, bi-oriented extrusion, and cast techniques.

The most common Luminy® PLA grades used for flexible packaging are:

• For films: L175, LX575, and LX175
• For sealing layers: LX975 and LX930

Reach out! Our team will gladly assist you in finding the suitable grade for your application.

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.