Millad ClearX™ 9000

Product Description

The Clear Choice for Polypropylene

Introducing Millad ClearX™ 9000, the next generation clarifying technology from Milliken. This innovative clarifier was developed to increase the value and aesthetic of transparent polypropylene using fewer additives by volume.

Product Highlights

Develop ultra-clear transparent PP using more efficient loading levels.
Reduce extraction and migration rates in PP packaging and parts, critical for medical and food-contact applications.
Increase processing compatibility, when compared to prior generations of clarifying technology, to improve operational efficiency.
Eliminate segregated virgin and PCR resin streams for added composition flexibility.

Ultra-clear transparency at reduced loading levels

PP is a lightweight, durable material that is highly compatible with existing recycling infrastructures. These sustainability benefits have made PP a preferred choice for companies seeking to replace other naturally clear plastics or even glass, resulting in increased market demand for PP products with clarity levels approaching ultra-clear (UC) materials. Since Milliken invented PP clarifying agents nearly 45 years ago, PP has grown in use, with clarified PP now commonly used across more than 22 markets globally. Millad ClearX™ 9000 optimizes the transparency of PP now at lower loading levels. Resin producers no longer need 3000 – 4000 ppm to achieve ultra clarity.

Lower loading levels means

Less clarifying additives used in the product, decreasing material handling needs during polymer production. Less clarifying additives transported per product, resulting in lower freight costs and fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during transportation. Less warehousing space required for clarifying additives.

Reduce extraction and migration rates, critical for food-contact and medical applications

Using Millad ClearX™ 9000 can help future proof your products with tightening additive migration specifications on the regulatory horizon. Millad ClearX™ 9000 lowers the total amount of additives necessary to achieve ultra-clear transparency, reducing the overall additive threshold subject to potential extraction and migration. An example of this is the FDA data for migration profile in olive oil, the highest migration simulant. Millad ClearX™ 9000 has 17 times less migration when normalized to the total migration of the market leading clarifier. Millad ClearX™ 9000’s broad FDA conditions of use approval makes it an ideal choice for food packaging, food storage, and even baby bottles.

Improve operational efficiency

Improve operational efficiency Millad ClearX™ 9000 supports sustainability initiatives by improving additive compatibility, which supports operational efficiencies —especially as compared to the previous generation of Millad clarifiers. With enhanced operational efficiencies, resin producers and converters can see: Less downtime Less waste material Quicker changeovers Eliminate segregated PCR and virgin resin streams Milliken pioneered the use of clarifying agents in post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin, and now Millad ClearX™ 9000 offers greater flexibility in achieving optimal PCR resin content mixes. Millad ClearX™ 9000 offers improved compatibility with other Millad® clarifying agents, allowing resin producers greater flexibility in formulation and composition. Increasing the amount of PCR content in a plastic product has become an initiative of many brands globally. Like other Milliken clarifying agents, Millad ClearX™ 9000 can be used to enhance the transparency of virgin and recycled PP. However, with improved compatibility with other Millad® clarifying agents, resin producers now have the flexibility to select the best clarifying agent for various formulations opening new possibilities for creating products made

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