NUCREL™ AE Acid Copolymer by Dow is a terpolymer of ethylene, methacrylic acid, and acrylate. It can be used as a modifier for PE in blending approximately 20 to 40% with 80 to 60% LDPE for enhancement of foil adhesion properties. It offers good metal adhesion, increased line speed and peak hot tack strength.
- It is suitable for processing by extrusion coating, coextrusion and extrusion lamination.
- It is used in foil-containing pouches & sachets for packaging non-aggressive food and miscellaneous non-food products.
- It also used in snack structures and other foil, metallized film as a heat seal or tie layer.
- NUCREL™ AE Acid Copolymer complies with TSCA, GB 4806.1-2016, EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), EU Directive 2023/1627, EN 71-3, FDA 21 CFR 177.1330(b) and conforms to CONEG, EU 94/62/EC.
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NUCREL™ AE Acid Copolymer properties
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NUCREL™ AE Acid Copolymer Processing Guidelines
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