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RETAIN™ Polymer Compatibilizer
Improve Recycled Film Clarity and Reprocessability with RETAIN™
Millions of pounds of multi-material flexible films end up in landfills each year—but it doesn’t have to continue. RETAIN™ Polymer Modifier, developed by Dow, enables the recycling of multi-layer barrier films by improving dispersion, optics, and re-processability. Using innovative recycle compatibilizer technology, RETAIN™ allows polar polymers like EVOH and nylon to disperse in polyolefin matrices, helping converters produce high-quality recycled films without sacrificing performance.
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PE/EVOH with RETAIN™ polymer modifier are approved for the How2Recycle logo by SPC.
May eliminate or reduce costs accociated with collecting. packaging and selling scrap.
Opportunity to make better use of recycle stream (versus for low value or even paying to dispos of it).
Siginificantly reduce gels in films produced from barrier film recycle streams.
Incorporating as compatibilizers EVOH- and PA-based recycle content has the potential to achieve clarity as the control film.
Incorporating as compatibilizers in EVOH- and PA-based recycled content can preserve mechanical properties, particulary maintaining or increasing dart values.
RETAIN™ 3000 Polymer Modifier
A functional polymer which promotes compatibilization between polyolefins and polar polymers. RETAIN™ 3000 functions to enhance the dispersion of the polar polymers into the polyolefin matrix such that the haze of the resulting structure is minimized.
Resources
RETAIN™ Polymer Modifier has been recognized by APR as a “recycle-ready” packaging component.
Closing the Loop: Explore how RETAIN™ can make your barrier packaging more circular.
Extreme Packaging Makeovers: A webinar to enhance packaging sustainability profiles.
Pack Studios™, our exclusive, global network of technical experts, equipment and testing capabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
A polymer compatibilizer helps normally incompatible polymers blend together by improving interfacial adhesion and dispersion, enabling recycled materials with better mechanical and optical properties.
RETAIN™ Polymer Modifier compatibilizes polar and non-polar polymers, improving dispersion, processability, and optics so recycled films can be reused in high-value applications.
Yes. RETAIN™ enables recycling of PE/EVOH barrier films by encapsulating EVOH, allowing it to disperse in a polyethylene matrix without compromising performance.
Yes. RETAIN™ helps compatibilize PE and nylon (PA) scrap by coating and dispersing polar nylon phases, improving re-processability and recycled film quality.
RETAIN™ improves dispersion of incompatible materials, helping reduce gels and defects in recycled films while enhancing optical clarity and process consistency.
Want to collaborate? Let’s see how we can accelerate your innovation process with recyclable RETAIN™ Polymer Modifier.