Proprietary Oxygen Scavenger Is Dormant Until Needed

摘要

Mullinix Packages Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., was an early mover in thermo-formed PET packaging, helping pioneer the use of CPET in the early 1980s, according to Tim Love, v.p. of sales and marketing. Speaking at this February's Packaging Conference in Orlando, Fla. (see story, p. 13), Love detailed Mulli-nix's recent work to advance PET, pairing it with a proprietary oxygen scavenger developed with packaging innovator Boh Tsai (holder of patents at American Can, Amoco, and Ciba) to create "glass-clear" packaging that can maintain zero oxygen permeation for more than 4 yr. Even at that point, the company says the amount of headspace oxygen is still lower than the initial level.