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Ultramid Flex F is New Copolyamide for Packaging

Offers greater transparency, increased softness and improved tear resistance even at low temperatures.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The new Ultramid will be presented at Interpack 2017 in Düsseldorf. BASF’s Ultramid Flex F38 L is an entirely new and partly bio-based copolyamide. Thanks to its softness and transparency even at low temperatures and low humidity, this polyamide is ideally suited for soft packaging. Tear and puncture resistance are also increased in an even softer film.   A quarter of the raw material used for the monomer is sourced from regionally grown rapeseed oil. Ultramid Flex F38 L supports the tre...

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