Unilever Turkey Selects Clyrell EC340R PP Resin for Carte d’Or Brand

“The higher level of impact resistance and stiffness enabled Unilever to achieve high top load potential without distortion, which helped them optimise their manufacturing processes for ice cream.”

21/11/08 A new polypropylene injection moulding grade from LyondellBasell has been chosen by Unilever Turkey for use in the commercial production of clear containers for its Carte d’Or ice cream brand. Clyrell EC340R has been selected due to its unique combination of flowability, rigidity and impact strength.

Better flowability without altering impact strength with a melt flow rate of 25 g/10min, Clyrell EC340R outperforms other PP resins used for ice cream packaging which have an Average melt flow of 15 g/10min. In addition, the resin demonstrates very good impact resistance at temperatures down to – 20°C.

“The higher level of impact resistance and stiffness enabled Unilever to achieve high top load potential without distortion, which helped them optimise their manufacturing processes for ice cream.”

Another advantage linked to the resin’s unique property combination of rigidity and flowability is the wall-thickness of produced parts, which can be reduced up to 10 percent, leading to potential further weight-savings.

The new Clyrell EC340R also meets food contact requirements and containers produced using the resin can be microwave reheated due to their good wall rigidity.