DUSSELDORF, GERMANY-Europe's largest producer of polyolefins and Europe's largest producer of blow molding machinery announced jointly at the K'95 trade show in Dusseldorf they have developed a new approach to blow molding technology - blow molding foam technology. Borealis A/S of Lyngby, Denmark, and Krupp Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH of Bonn, Germany, said they coupled Krupp Kautex's patented machinery technology with Borealis' materials technology to produce blow molded products that are lighter in weight while stiffer and having the ability to use different materials as surface layers.
The companies said they are targeting the new technology at applications in transportation products and large packaging containers.
Borealis said high, low and linear low density polyethylene and polypropylene can be used with the technology.
