Nordenia's award winning packaging achieves 40% weight saving with MuCell technology

MuCell Extrusion LLC announced today that its work with Nordenia Technologies GmbH, now part of the Mondi Group, to apply the MuCell process to Nordenia's new Nor Cell thin-blown film packaging has received an award from the German Packaging Institute.

"In this application, MuCell technology allowed the weight of Nor Cell flexible packaging to be significantly reduced without any change to the thickness and overall stiffness of the compound," said Mark Lindenfelzer, President of MuCell Extrusion LLC. "Nor Cell 'lightweight foils' weigh up to 40% less than traditional foils, and that’s the kind of impact MuCell technology can bring to highly competitive and innovative markets like flexible packaging."

According to Nordenia, the surfaces of the Nor Cell foils also enable unique foil haptics and can also be applicable over a wide range, from textile-like "soft touch" structures to high-quality, smooth, directly printable surfaces. Nor Cell foils are suitable for all areas in foodstuffs, pet foods and hygiene products.

The award was presented to Nordenia on September 24, the eve of the FachPack Trade Fair in Nuremberg, Germany.