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Gunze Limited has launched "GEOPLAS® HCX1 23 Micron", the lightest hybrid shrink film in Japan. The film has been adopted for use in PET bottled beverages sold by DyDo DRINCO, a beverage producer in Japan.
A developer and manufacturer of plastic films, engineering plastics, medical devices and apparel, Gunze promotes the use of Japan's lightest shrink film in the market and to increase the proportion of recycled materials.
GEOPLAS® HCX1 23 Micron shrink film will be used for a "Luxury fragrance iced black tea”, as well as a "Luxury fragrance iced green tea".
The film is a polystyrene/polyethylene terephthalate multilayer product using a unique multilayer oriented film technology. Having both polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate adds to excellent shrink appearance, perforation suitability, heat resistance, content resistance and stiffness, according to Gunze. The product is applied as shrink labels for PET bottled beverages, food, cosmetics, home & personal care products and other products.
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Label weight: Lightest weight shrink film for automatic sleeve applicators in Japan (Approximately 10% lighter than the lightest conventional film). Gunze research |
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Shrinkability: Good shrinkability. Maximum shrink of 70%, suitable for complex-shaped bottles. |
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Perforability: Good perforability and Easy to peel along the perforation line. |
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Use of recycled materials: Approximately 1% of the printing waste generated by converters is recycled, and at least 5% of the raw materials are chemically recycled using the mass balance method. |
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Recycling strategy
Gunze shares its recycling strategy which consists of three phases.
Phase 1 In-house post-industrial recycling
Gunze has transformed its Moriyama plant, which manufactures shrink film and other products, into a zero-emission plant that produces no plastic waste. The plant is expected to achieve zero waste by the end of FY2024.
Phase 2: Off-site post-industrial recycling
The GEOPLAS® HCX1 now being offered contains film made from collected post-printing waste generated by our sister converting company, Gunze Packaging Systems. The company intends to expand this initiative to other manufacturing facilities such as converters and PET bottled beverages in the near future.
Phase 3 Post-Consumer Recycling
The company will contribute to a resource-recycling society by collecting post-consumer labels from the market and using them as raw materials for film production.
For its marketing strategy, the company will gradually increase the recycling rate, aiming to achieve 100% recycling rate by 2030. The company will also expand its thick product line and promote its development in the food and toiletries markets.
