Clarifying Agents Millad® NX® 8000: clarifier for polypropylene (PP)
Millad NX 8000 helps PP producers and converters to stay ahead of packaging, appliances, medical, houseware and food storage trends by achieving unprecedented transparency in polypropylene. This innovative clarifier creates exciting new opportunities for your products, including significant energy savings and faster production in injection molding.
Suitable for all conversion processes, Millad NX 8000 makes polypropylene a viable alternative to glass or amorphous polymers like PC, PET, PVC and PS. PP clarified with Millad NX 8000, known in the market as NX UltraClear PP, answers the growing demand for clear, attractive products and sustainable, cost-efficient production.
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Injection molding: save energy and boost productivity
By enabling converters to use lower temperatures for the injection molding process, Millad NX 8000 can reduce energy consumption by as much as 35% compared to conventional clarifiers. Lower temperatures also mean shorter cooling times, and faster production.
Continue readingA clear winner in thermoformed applications
Used in sheet and thermoformed applications such as cups, trays, clamshells and containers, Millad NX 8000 enables PP to reach levels of clarity similar to PET or PS. This delivers important performance advantages without compromising the aesthetics of the end product.
Continue readingMaterial substitution: a new benchmark in clarity and versatility
Converters around the globe are increasingly turning to PP clarified with Millad NX 8000, known as NX™ UltraClear PP, as a competitive, sustainable and functional replacement for traditional transparent materials.
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