An improved fabric backing for the manufacture of glass-reinforced thermoplastic panels that exhibits significantly greater foam adhesion than its scrim counterpart. That fabric backing includes a plurality of looped section extending upwardly (and inwardly) from its base for enhancing adhesion thereto. The combination is subjected to lamination for making an improved glass-reinforced thermoplastic interior wall panel. That wall panel can be used in a storage unit, such as a refrigerated trailer, railcar, shipping container and/or box truck.

The invention relates to a container precursor comprising a wall, wherein the wall a) surrounds an interior region, and b) comprises a first wall region and a second wall region; wherein the first wall region comprises a first layer sequence comprising a first wall layer, a second wall layer and a third wall layer as overlying layers from the interior region outwards; wherein, in the first wall region, a second carrier layer is characterised by a smaller layer thickness than a first carrier layer, or a third carrier layer, or both; wherein the second wall region comprises a second layer sequence comprising first wall layer, a second wall layer and a third wall layer as overlying layers from the interior region outwards; wherein, in the second wall region, the second wall layer is connected to the third wall layer; wherein, in the second wall region, the third carrier layer is characterised by a larger layer thickness than the first carrier layer, or the third carrier layer, or both. Further, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing a container precursor, a container precursor obtainable through this process, a closed container, a process for manufacturing a closed container, a closed container obtainable through this process, a use of the aforementioned container precursor, and a further use of the aforementioned container precursor.

The present invention relates to multi-layer fiber products and a method of manufacturing these kinds of products. The present product comprises a first layer consists mainly of natural fibers and a second, heat-sealing layer located on top of the first layer. The heat-sealing layer consists mainly of synthetic thermoplastic fibers or particles. According to the present method, the heat-sealing layer is brought onto the first layer already during the web forming process, the first and the second layers being formed and joined together in a foam forming process. With the present invention, it is possible to decrease the amount of plastic materials in packaging materials having heat-sealing properties.

The present invention relates to a container liner for holding liquid goods, wherein the liner comprises a film comprising one or more layers, wherein at least one of said layers is a layer L1 comprising (a) ≥20.0 wt %, preferably ≥20.0 and ≤80.0 wt %, with regard to the total weight of that layer L1, of a polyethylene P1 having: •a density of >900 and <915 kg/m.sup.3, preferably of >905 and <913 kg/m.sup.3 as determined in accordance with ASTM D1505 (2010); •a melt mass flow rate of ≥0.1 and ≤5.0 g/10 min, preferably of ≥0.5 and ≤2.0 g/10 min, as determined in accordance with ISO 1133-1 (2011) at 190° C. using a load of 2.16 kg; and (b) ≥20.0 wt %, preferably ≥20.0 and ≤80.0 wt %, with regard to the total weight of that layer L1, of a polyethylene plastomer P2 having: •a density of >880 and <905 kg/m.sup.3, preferably of >890 and <904 kg/m.sup.3 as determined in accordance with ASTM D1505 (2010); •a melt mass flow rate of ≥0.1 and ≤5.0 g/10 min, preferably of ≥0.5 and ≤2.0 g/10 min, as determined in accordance with ISO 1133-1 (2011) at 190° C. using a load of 2.16 kg. Such container liner demonstrates a desirably high flex resistance, combined with a high dart impact resistance, and a high tensile strength.

A repulpable insulated container assembly having a container formed of paper such as corrugated cardboard or varying paper materials and defining an interior; and a repulpable insert placed within the interior of the container and formed of a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer.

Embodiments of the invention described herein relate to a polyethylene polymer composition suitable for use in the manufacture of packaging articles, flexible films and/or sheets. In one embodiment, the copolymer comprises a polyethylene resin with density 0.918 g/cm.sup.3 to about 0.935 g/cm.sup.3, G′ at G″.sub.(500 Pa) value, as determined from Dynamic Mechanical Analysis at 190° C., of less than 40 Pa, M.sub.z/M.sub.w of greater than 2, CDBI.sub.50 of greater than 60. Other embodiments relate to polymer compositions with defined molecular characteristics and formulations suitable for use in the manufacture of articles including films, sheets, bags and pouches with improved creep resistance and high toughness and a good balance of film stiffness and processability in monolayer and/or multi-layer film structures.

The present invention provides a novel multilayer structure including a layered product capable of maintaining high performance even after being subjected to extrusion coating lamination. The present invention relates to a multilayer structure including a layered product and a layer (H) stacked on the layered product. The layered product includes a base (X), a layer (Z) containing an aluminum atom, and a layer (Y) containing a compound (A) containing a phosphorus atom. The layer (H) contains a thermoplastic resin (U), and the thermoplastic resin (U) is a polymer containing an a-olefin unit.

Provided herein are VLDPE polymer compositions suitable for use in the manufacture of flexible films or sheets. In one embodiment, the copolymer comprises a polyethylene VLDPE resin with M.sub.z/M.sub.w of greater than 2, CDBI.sub.50 of greater than 55 and a single melting peak in DSC measurement. The polymer compositions disclosed herein may be suitable for use in the manufacture of films with improved balance of film toughness, processability and sealability in monolayer and multi-layer film structures.

Packaging laminate for a packaging container for oxygen-sensitive liquid food, such as milk, juice, wine and cooking oil. The packaging laminate has a layer of paper or paperboard, and a layer serving as gas barrier and composed of a material with barrier properties against gases, in particular oxygen. The layer serving as gas barrier is bonded to the paper or paperboard layer by a lamination layer, which comprises at least one layer of an adhesive polymer or polymer composition, which comprises monomer units with carboxyl acid functional groups. The packaging laminate also has outer liquid-tight coatings on both sides of the paper or paperboard layer.

A film comprises an outer heat sealable layer mainly made of a (co)polyolefin with the Vicat softening temperature not exceeding 130° C., at least one heat resistant layer mainly made of at least one polar (co)polymer selected from the group including predominantly aliphatic (co)polyamides and aromatic (co)polyesters, and at least one core adhesive layer from a material capable of adhering both to (co)polyolefins and to polar (co)polymers. The heat resistant layer comprises not less than 15% of at least one predominantly aliphatic copolyamide with the melting temperature not exceeding 205° C. A method comprises the stages of coextrusion, biaxial stretching, annealing and winding up of the resulting film into a roll.