ExxonMobil recently launched its new ExxonMobil Signature Polymers portfolio brand, which focuses on delivering best-in-class service and partnerships within the polymers industry. 

Driven by economics and legislation like European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), ExxonMobil Signature Polymers collaborated with Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) – a global provider of advanced film extrusion and converting technology – to develop a commercially viable, non-laminated mono-material machine direction oriented (MDO) PE freezer pouch.

This innovative solution addresses the challenge of producing materials that are designed for recyclability while delivering enhanced mechanical properties and enabling significant downgauging potential to improve operational efficiency across the value chain. 

W&H’s advanced MDO technology, combined with ExxonMobil Signature Polymers’ resins, produced a fully mono-material, well-sealable MDO PE freezer film. Leveraging both companies’ technologies, they successfully developed a solution that can be up to 40% thinner than current market references without compromising performance.

To support high-quality converting, the film was processed on a W&H NOVOFLEX II press, achieving top quality and high-speed printing with inline slitting to ensure clean edges and optimal web control for seamless downstream processing. This makes the solution ideal for demanding frozen food packaging applications.

About ExxonMobil Signature Polymers
ExxonMobil Signature Polymers was born from the belief that people fuel progress. From automotive and construction to packaging, agriculture, industrial, and beyond, we leverage the scale and reach of ExxonMobil to deliver the insights and innovations that empower our diverse, global partners to take their businesses to new heights. We continuously work to provide the listen-first, service-driven, game-changing collaboration that unlocks opportunities for our partners and advances business goals.