Move From Multi-web?

Are advances in film barrier technology to the point that multi-web structures could soon be obsolete? Or is multi-web still preferred to produce today's high-end packaging?

By Chris Bauer

PRODUCERS OF FLEXIBLE packaging materials are constantly on the lookout for products that help bring down costs while speeding up the process. film suppliers now have the ability to add more sophisticated barrier properties to a single layer of film. So does this mean single layers of film for packaging have the potential to replace common multi-web structures?