Pregis launches recyclable metallized PE barrier film for food packaging

Pregis Performance Flexibles has introduced a mono-material metallized polyethylene high-barrier sealant film intended to replace metallized OPP and PET structures used in coffee, snack and pet food packaging. The film is prequalified as store drop-off recyclable through How2Recycle and will be shown at Pack Expo International in Chicago, 18-21 October 2026.

Why this mattersA recyclable substitute for metallized OPP/PET removes a key technical barrier to mono-material specification in high-barrier food packaging, pressured by state-level US EPR fees.

• Pregis introduced a mono-material metallized PE high-barrier sealant film, prequalified as store drop-off recyclable via How2Recycle.
• The film targets coffee, snack, pet food and other high-barrier food categories historically using metallized OPP or PET.
• Pregis will showcase the film and its Performance Flexibles portfolio at Pack Expo International, 18-21 October 2026, McCormick Place, Chicago, booth S-3874.
• The launch marks five years since Pregis introduced an EVOH barrier sealant film for store drop-off recycling.
• Its Anderson, South Carolina blown-film extrusion facility achieved 99 percent waste diversion from landfill in 2024 and 2025.
• US state-level extended producer responsibility programmes are tying fees to recyclability and recycled content, driving the development.

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