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Tray-Pak: Clear microwaveable PP food containers

Tray-Pak aims for the hot-to-go container market with UltraClear PP clarified with Milliken’s Millad NX 8000.

Tray-Pak containers with UltraClear PP
Tray-Pak containers with UltraClear PP

Tray-Pak Corporation has created new food containers for hot-to-go and heat-at-home applications made from UltraClear polypropylene (PP) clarified with Milliken’s advanced Millad NX 8000 technology. Tray-Pak, a leader in custom thermoformed plastic packaging, chose UltraClear PP to offer its customers a unique combination of glass-like clarity, microwave/hot fill capability, and recyclability—and the option to enhance the containers with Milliken’s ClearTint colorants.

Tray-Pak has introduced these containers with the flagship 9-inch by 9-inch dome lid package. The company also developed a 6-inch by 6-inch container and a 7.25-inch by 5.6-inch rectangular container. They will be the first commercially available food containers in North America to feature UltraClear PP.

“Tray-Pak has always brought new material innovations to the market,” says Ashley Waszkiewicz, marketing manager, Tray-Pak Corporation. “The partnership with Milliken combines our excellent design and engineering capabilities with advanced material technologies that provide clarity similar to PET and the heat performance and sustainability of polypropylene. UltraClear PP allows us to create products that meet growing trends, such as the move away from expanded polystyrene in favor of a more easily recycled material. Tray-Pak looks forward to launching the line later this year and plans to continue designing tailor-made products that will use this material technology to target consumer demands for clarity and microwave capability.”

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