POLIPROTECT M&G’s new barrier solution 1 Poliprotect & BicoPET: Poliprotect differs from M&G’s previous solution, Actituf, primarily because of the technology used, the BicoPET. BicoPET ™ is an innovative technology patented by M&G which allows to mix in a single chip the active barrier (preventing the oxygen entry) and the passive barrier, BASF’s new nylon Ultramid X17 (preventing the loss of CO2). In such a way M&G offers to converters the possibility to have both active and passive barrier without the need to dose. This avoids possible errors and limits the necessity for quality control. RECIPE 2 RECIPE 1 BicoPET Standard PET 2 M&G’s new range of barrier resin: • Poliprotect PB (passive barrier) this is the solution for products that require passive barrier only: CSD Ready to drink • Poliprotect APB (active and passive barrier) this solution guaranties a high active barrier associated with the necessary passive barrier for the following applications: Juices, smoothies, juice based products Beer, Wine Milk and dairy products Food applications (ketchup, salad dressing, etc...) • Poliprotect JB (juice barrier) this solution suits particularly products that need medium active barrier: Juices, smoothies, fruit based beverages Food applications (ketchup, salad dressing, etc...) 3 The BicoPET™ structure: Polyprotect PB PET Nylon • • • Polyprotect APB & JB PET/new scavenger Nylon For the PB grade, the core of the pellet contains the passive barrier. For the APB grade, the core contains the passive barrier while the shell is made of modified PET mixed with the active barrier. For the JB, the structure is identical to the APB but with a nylon content significantly lower. 4 4 What are the advantages of BicoPET™? • No additional investment required by the converter because it is dried, injection molded, and reheat blow molded like standard PET • No separate handling system for nylon • No dosing errors • Excellent dispersion • Barrier active only when bottles are blown which allows to keep preforms at stock without time limit • Recyclable • Fully approved by FDA and EC 5 With Poliprotect, a perfectly transparent bottle: Material tested Haze*, % Standard PET 2.4 Standard PET + 7% nylon (MDX6) 15.5 Poliprotect 2.8 *Haze is measured by Gardner haze meter. 6 Ultramid® X17, the key to our transparency: • What makes Poliprotect unique in comparison to the other existing solutions is the new nylon Ultramid® X17 included in each pellet. • The development of Ultramid® X17 is the result of a considerable R&D investment from the part of BASF for the exclusive use of M&G. • This innovative nylon has a perfect compatibility with our modified PET and allows to have high transparency in the final bottle appearance. • The comparison with the MDX6 (in the same % of dosage) shows that the final haze on clear bottles is dramatically reduced. 7 With Poliprotect, the same bottle resistance as standard PET: Poliprotect vs Standard PET mechanical characterisation 500 ml bottle 35 30 25 STD Polyprotect 20 15 10 5 0 Burst • • • Top load Creep Burst (bar): it determines the bottle strength by pressurizing it until it bursts. Creep (%): it examines the progressive expansion of a bottle once it is filled and carbonated and then put under pressure. Top load (kg): it measures a container's maximum resistance to a vertical pressure. 8 With Poliprotect APB, a permanent barrier on O2 O2 ingress - Fibox monitoring Beer bottle 28 g 500 ml storage temperature 22°C 1,8 STD 1,6 STD + 7% Nylon STD + 4 % AMOSORB 1,4 Polyprotect APB Delta O2 (ppm) 1,2 1,0 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 Tim e (day) • • The red line indicates the rate of 1 ppm of 02 ingress which is the typical market requirement. It appears clearly that Poliprotect APB’s performance exceeds by far this target and therefore is the ideal barrier solution for sensitive beverages. 9 Poliprotect continous barrier on O2 500 ml - 2.8 vol@22°C 28 mm PCO neck 1 0,9 0,8 O2 ingress [ppm] 0,7 0,6 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2 0,1 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 -0,1 Time [Days] 10 High protection against Vit. C loss This test was commissioned by an Italian top-quality juice maker on a 250 ml bottle 100% Poliprotect APB + barrier cap filled with a smoothies (100% juices of mixed fruits) The Vit. C loss is very limited due to the fact that the oxygen ingress is prohibited by the barrier scavenger, also odour and color test show no evident change during time. SMOOTHIES 100% FRUIT (strawberry + other fruits) 120 Vit C loss 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 1 weeks 2 weeks 4 weeks 45 days 2 3 months months 4 5 months months 6 months 11 Long lasting barrier for juices This graph represents a real test done with a premium orange juice (100% pure juice) that has given a very positive results after approx 9 months shelflife. The customer was using mulitlayer bottles and comparing the Poliprotect results on Vit. C loss saw no difference with its solution and switched to Poliprotect. This will grant the customer higher flexibility and economical convenience at the same barrier performance. ppm Vit C Vit C loss of orange juice 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 4 wk 37°C 8 wk 37°C Start 4 wk 20°C brown 12 wk 20°C 18 wk 20°C 26 wk 20°c 36 wk 20°C 40 wk 20°C transparent 12 With Poliprotect, a reliable and flexible barrier on CO2 • CO25 loss simulation- 1L Bottle - 52 g carbonatation level (vol) 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0 30 60 90 120 shelf life (days) 150 180 • Poliprotect was developed to meet current market requirements on CO2. • Nevertheless, in case of higher performance needs on passive 13 barrier, our solution can easily be adapted by adding a greater % of nylon. Poliprotect performances versus competitors solutions Attività 170PA/08 1000 ml - 38g PCO - 2,8vol 0,200 0,180 Poliprotect APB- 280°C Oxygen Ingress [ppm] 0,160 Poliprotect APB - 300°C 0,140 0,120 Polyshield 0,100 0,080 0,060 0,040 0,020 0,000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 Time [days] 14 Masterbatches • M&G has homologated a family of colorants from Holland Colours, which have perfect compatibility with our Polyprotect resin. • The same co-operation is ongoing with Colormatrix, Clariant, Repi, Toyo, Sukano, Polyone. • Upon request, M&G can homologate a specific masterbatch in short time. • Already a list of colorants tested and approved to be used with Poliprotect is available. 15 PoliProtect is recyclable as part of the regular PET stream : • Extensive testing has shown that PoliProtect has the same physical properties as PET when recycled at 25% • PoliProtect is fully recyclable in the colored bottle stream • Due to the presence of nylon a color shift can occur during recycling of bottles into the clear stream • At projected market penetrations of around 2%, testing has shown color shift well within the recycling industry’s tolerance levels • Sorting equipment exists which can move nylon containing flakes to the colored stream • Recycled resin can be toned 16 16 EEC approval – FDA - Migrations • • Poliprotect fulfills the requirements of the European Community and national food packaging regulations. None of the substances listed in Directive 76/769/EEC are present in this resin Poliprotect has received the FDA in 2008. • In Fraunhofer Institute Poliprotect PET bottles for juices were screened for migration of relevant compounds with satisfactory results. (available report with results) 17 Manufacturing areas and R&D Poliprotect resins are produced today in: • Europe, Italy, Patrica (south of Rome) – M&G Polimeri Italia Installed capacity: 30.000 MT/year • USA, West Virginia (Apple Grove) – M&G Polymers LLC Installed capacity: 60.000 MT/year • M&G is working on improvement and innovation in barrier PET through the work of the two R&D centers: - R&D in USA, Sharon Center for resin - R&D in Italy, Rivalta for packaging application of the barrier resins 18 M&G a reliable partner Thanks to our past experience as preform producer (M&G sold its Packaging BU in 2008 to Plastipak), we work with our customers as consultants also for specific projects. In this context our Technical Assistance, and our R&D people combine their know-how to offer a support for launching new product packaging or for the restyle of existing one. - In this area we provide together with the support of Proplast Institute the following services: Production of preforms/bottles samples Study for new design of preforms/bottles Tests on permeation (02 and Co2) Test on Vit. C for juices or other beverages Mechanical tests: creep, burst, top load 19 M&G Registered Patents • Mg30: Polyester resin blends with high-level gas barrier properties (Barrier Composition) • Mg41: Transparent polyester resins and articles there from (Appearance) • PET/ PA mix with domains between 200 - 400 nm PA domains in Bottle or Preform in the range of: 30 – 110 nm Mg48: Article comprising light absorbing composition to mask the visual haze and related method (Appearance) Use Colour to mask Haze: any Domains between 400 – 700 nm 20 The Mossi & Ghisolfi Group 21 The structure of the Mossi & Ghisolfi Group M&G Group Business Units Polymers BU PET standard grades PET barrier grades Chemtex Film R&D Acetate BU Diocetate Plastic Eng. & Tech Film PET foamable grades Recycling Triacetate Plastic Project Management Procurement Diacetate Textile PTA Construction Polyester Fiber 22 M&G is the global leader in PET production The M&G group is today the biggest PET producer thanks to its total capacity of 2 Millions tons of PET per year kt/year Suape, Brasil Altamira, Mexico Apple Grove, WV USA Patrica, Italy TOTAL APPROX 600 650 450 300 2000 23 Polymers B.U. - Market Shares M&G Group: a 10% market share in 2009 that makes M&G Group the world leader of the PET market Others 49% M&G 10% Eastman 8% Invista 7% Far Eastern 5% La Seda 5% Indorama 4% NanYa 4% Wellman 4% San Fang Xiang 4% Based on 2009 capacities 24 A worldwide presence: Wilmington Apple Grove Engineering Resin Central Office Tortona Milan Group Head Office Group Head Office Europe Reg. Office Sharon Center Verbania Resin Cellulose Acetate R&D Centre Rivalta Houston R&D Centre North America Regional Office Patrica Resin Altamira Resin Beijing Engineering Poços de Caldas Resin Fiber R&D Centre Shangai Engineering Mumbai Mumbai Engineering Engineering Sao Paulo South America Regional Office Bangalore Engineering Cabo Fiber Indaiatuba Paulínia Recycle PTA Suape Resin Pignataro M. Film 25 Thank you 26 26