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Company Profile
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Company Information
Head Office : Tokyo, Japan
Established : Jan 1918
Staff : 5,445
Facilities : 3 R&D Centers
5 Plants in Japan
25 Major Overseas Group Companies
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL DEVELOPS BUSINESS IN A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS
FROM BASIC CHEMICALS TO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS.
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Internal Companies
• Methanol ・Formalin ・Dimethyl Ether(DME)
Natural Gas Chemicals • Polyols ・Amine ・Methyl Methacrylate(MMA)
• Health Food Ingredient (PQQ) etc.
• Metha-xylene ・Nylon-MXD6
Aromatic Chemicals
• Aromatic Aldehydes ・Purified isophtalic acid
• Lupilon (Polycarbonate)
Specialty Chemicals • Lupizeta (Polyacetal)
• Reny (Polyamide MXD6 molding compound)
• Laminate materials for printed circuit boards
Information&Advanced
• Mass molding laminates
Materials • Oxygen Absorber AGELESS
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AGELESS®
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AGELESS®
AGELESS® : Oxygen Absorber developed by MGC
✔ AGELESS ® is a sachet to remove oxygen.
✔ Creates “Oxygen-free Condition” which is
oxygen concentration is less than 0.1%
Preserve foods by eliminating the bad effects of oxygen.
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Oxygen
Oxygen : Negative influence on food
✔ Leads to mold growth
✔ Insects/eggs can live and survive
✔ Oil oxidation
✔ Color changes
✔ Lose the original rich aroma
✔ Decrease the nutrition
Oxygen must be removed to keep the freshness of food
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Solution
No Mold
No Insects
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Fresh Oil
AGELESS®
= Retaining
Aroma / Taste
Color
Nutrition
AGELESS® preserves the freshness of
your products and extends its shelf life.
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Effective Field
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1. Mold
Mold
High-moist food is easy
to get moldy. Under
oxygen-free condition,
mold cannot grow.
30℃×10days
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2. Insects
Insects
AGELESS makes it possible
to eliminate adult insects
and eggs both without
pesticide.
No worry about residual
chemicals of pesticide.
25℃×1month
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3. Oil
Oil
Oil is deteriorated by
oxygen. Oxidized oil is not
healthy to human body.
The smell and
color changes.
AGELESS can prevent it. 20℃×1week
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4. Color
Color
Original color of food is
fresh and bright, however
it will change day by day
because of oxygen.
AGELESS can maintain the
original color for long term
by removing oxygen.
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5. Flavor
Flavor
Coffee & tea lose its
attractive rich aroma by
oxidation.
With AGELESS® original
fresh aroma and flavor
will be maintained.
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6. Nutrition
Nutrition
Value of nutrition (such
as Vitamin C, Vitamin E)
is also deteriorated.
AGELESS® is available to
retain those important
nutrients.
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VACUUM/N2 FLUSH
✔ Vacuum packaging / N2 Flushing
is the common method to reduce initial
AGELESS®
oxygen volume in the packaging
✔ Both methods are not perfect.
1. Oxygen still remains 3~10% N2
VACUUM
2. It is impossible to remove oxygen FLUSH
which comes into from outside
through the packaging film.
3. Oxygen concentration will be increased
day by day.
4. Requires additional facilities to use.
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VACUUM/N2 FLUSH
Initial Storage Period(days) O2 Conentation
packaging O2 Concentration(%)
When Detecting
3 5 7 9 12 14 16 20 Hypha(%)
AGELESS 0.1or less - - - - - - - - -
N2 replacement 0.25
(99.9% or more)
0.1 or less - - - - - - + +
N2 replacement 0.42-0.49
(97.5%)
0.5 - - - + + + ++ ++
N2 replacement
1.0 - - + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ 0.99-1.10
(95%)
N2 replacement 2.94-2.98
(85%)
3.0 - + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Control(air) 21 - + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Test Method:Blue mold speicime was implanted in the sponge cake to
compare its grown in an AGELESS Pack and incert gas(nitrogen)
replaced packaging.
Note1)The oxygen concentration for the AGELESS is that measured after the
absorption of free oxygen
Note2)The percentages appearing in parentheses for inert gas replacement
packaging indicate the rate of replaced gas.
Note3)Growth of mold colonies:(-)no mold colonies detected,(+)observable 17
mold colonies,(++)large numbers of mold colonies.
Oxygen Absorber / Silica Gel
O2 H22O
AGELESS® Silica Gel
O2
H22O
H O
O2 HH22OO
Silica Gel release absorbed moisture
under high temperature and low humidity environment.
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Benefit
Extend Expansion of Sale Market
Shelf Life Decrease the Waste Loss
The Distribution Sales
Revolution by AGELESS® Growth
High-Value-Added
No Additives/
No Preservatives
Product
( Healthy Food)
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Strength as AGELESS®
✔・ World’s No.1 market share
✔・ Pioneer & Innovator in the world
✔・ Various grades for customer’s demand
✔️BCP/Stable supply
✔️Experienced technical support
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Line-up of AGELESS®
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Representative Grade of AGELESS®
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For Common Food
・ US FDA & EU Regulation Approved
・ ”DO NOT EAT” written in 7 languages
-English / French / German
-Russian / Italy / Spanish / Portuguese
・Oil resistance
・Main component is iron powder
・Deoxygenation time : 3-4days
・Handling time : Within 4hrs
・Line-up (oxygen absorption capacity)
-#20, #30, #50, #100, #150, #200
-#300, #500, #1000, #2000, #3000
・Made in Thailand
・ Use within 12 months
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For Common Food
Common Food
AGELESS® ZPT-MBC
Jerky Tea leaves
Dried fruit Nut
Rice Supplement
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For High-Moist Food
・”DO NOT EAT” written in 3 languages
-English / Japanese / Chinese
・ Oil resistance
・Main component is iron powder
・Deoxygenation time : 0.5-1day
・Handling time : Within 2hrs
・Line-up (oxygen absorption capacity)
-#20, #30, #50, #100, #150
-#200, #300, #400, #500
・Made in Thailand
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For High-Moist Food
Moon cake Layer cake
Pastry Tortillas
Cheese Cheese
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For Frozen Food
・ Available to frozen food (-20degreesC)
Common Food ・”DO NOT EAT” written in 3 languages
-English / Japanese / Chinese
AGELESS® ZPT-MBC
・Oil resistance
・Main component is iron powder
・Deoxygenation time : 0.5-1day(5degreesC)
3-5days(-20degreesC)
・Handling time : Within 1hr
・Line-up (oxygen absorption capacity)
-#30, #50, #100, #200, #300, #500, #1000
・Made in Thailand & Japan
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For Frozen Food
Salmon
Shrimp Squid
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For Metal Detector process
・Not detected by Metal Detector
・Microwavable
・Main component is organic
・Oil resistance
・Deoxygenation time : 1-3days
・Handling time : Within 1hr
・Line-up
-#15, #20, #30, #50, #100
・Made in Japan
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For Metal Detector process
Nugget Ham
Sausage
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For Coffee
・Double function : O2 & Co2 absorber
・Deoxygenation time : 3-8days
・Handling time : Within 4hrs
・Line-up
-#150, #250, #500, #1000, #2000
・Made in Japan
Coffee beans
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For Asian Market
・ US FDA & EU Regulation Approved
・ Indonesia / Vietnamese
English / Japanese / Chinese/ Korean
・ Oil resistance
・Main component is iron powder
・Deoxygenation time : 0.5-1day (#20-#50)
1-2days (#100-#200)
・Handling time : Within 2hrs
・Line-up (oxygen absorption capacity)
-#20, #30, #50, #100, #150
-#200, #300, #400, #500
・Made in China
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Application Example
Moon Cake
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Application Example
Lapis Cake
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Application Example
Confectionary
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Application Example
Nuts
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Application Example
Sea Food
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Application Example
Dry Fruits
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Application Example
Pet Foods
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Application Example
Meat
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Application Example
Rice/Noodle
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Application Example
CHEESE
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Adoption of AGELESS®
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How To Use
AGELESS® is Simple & Effective
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Check point
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Check point
• Four Conditions to maintain an oxygen free condition
conditon1 conditon3
Use packing material with Create a perfect seal
a high gas barrier with a sealing machine
conditon2
Select AGELESS that suits conditon4
the product characteristicis
Correct handling of
and volume of container
AGELESS
packing
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1-Barrier Film
✔ Must use high gas barrier film for AGELESS package.
✔AGELESS® is workable only in hermetic condition
✔ PP or PE is no longer able to keep oxygen-free condition.
✔Sufficient Oxygen Transmission Rate is 20 ml /m2･24h or less
Film Oxygen Transmission Rate AGELESS®
Aluminum 0
EVOH 0.3-4.0
Workable
High gas barrier film PVDC 5.0-10.0
Effective
Nylon 30-120
(PET) 50-120
PP 1,500-2,000 Not workable
Low gas barrier film
PE 2,000- Meaningless
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1-Barrier Film
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2-Choose the AGELESS Type
What is the AGELESS size?
✔ The AGELESS size indicates the amount of oxygen
that can be absorbed
Example: S-100
Type Size
※ S-100 will absorb 100ml of oxygen
Size 20 30 40 50 100 200 300 500 1000 2000 3000
O2 absorption
20 30 40 50 100 200 300 500 1000 2000 3000
capacity(ml)
Equivalent air
100 150 200 250 500 1000 1500 2500 5000 10000 15000
volume(ml)
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2-Choose the AGELESS Type
How to measure the oxygen volme
O2 (21%)
Air amount
Total amount N2
Net Weight Net Weight
Total amount = Length×Width×Height(cm)
Air amount = Total amount – Net Weight(g)
Oxygen = Air amount
×21%
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2-Choose the AGELESS Type
H :5cm
※Net Weight :400g
W :8cm L :20cm ※Specific Gravity :1.0g/ml
Oxygen=Air volume×21%
Air volume =Total packaging volume–(Net weight/Specific Gravity)
= (L×W×H)– (Net weight /Specific Gravity)
= (L20cm ×W8cm ×H5cm) – 400/1.0
= 800–400/1.0 = 400cc of Air volume
Oxygen =400cc×21%
=84cc ≒ Suitable AGELESS® Size is 100cc
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2-Choose the AGELESS Type
Water Activity (AW) is important figure to choose
Water activity best suitable AGELESS® for your product.
Water activity is standard indicating of free water
in moisture of food. High water activity means
microorganisms are easy to grow.
Absorbed
water : Combined with food
Moisture
in food
Free water : Not combined with food.
: Available for microorganism to grow
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2-Choose the AGELESS Type
Packing form (AGELESS inserted position)
Food moisture content
(good rule-of-thumb AGELESS is inserted ”indirectly”.
for water activity) AGELESS is inserted to the outside of individual
packages, tray, boxes, etc.
High moisture content
SA ZP ZPT GLS BNF (irrespective of packaging form)
(AW=0.85-0.95)
Medium moisture content
SA ZP ZPT GLS BNF
(AW=0.65-0.85)
Low moisture content
ZP ZPT GLS
(AW=0.3-0.65)
Particularly low moisture
ZP ZPT Z-PK(non-oil resistant)
content (0.3 or less)
According to the degree of moisture or oil content of foods, satisfactory effects are unable
to be obtained with types with water resistance or oil resistance. Besides the moisture
content and oil content, penetration of alcohols may impede oxygen absorbing functions
of AGELESS. It is recommended to perform tests using actual packages products.
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3-Sealing
AGELESS® packaging must be completely sealed to
maintain oxygen-free condition
Hermetically-sealed
(oxygen concentration is 0.1% or less)
package
Be careful not to make pinhole and sealing error.
Pinhole and sealing error allows oxygen to come into
the packaging from outside. In this condition,
AGELESS® would be meaningless.
ATTENTION
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3-Use AGELESS
（Brochure P17~20）
Do not pile up AGELESS
in the tray
Avoid using too sharp an edge
Do not use AGELESS
one by one from a master bag
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Customer Service
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Technical Support
AGELESS Service Center (Tokyo)
・Adoption test for choosing the suitable AGELESS®
・Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) of packaging film
・Preservation test with AGELESS®
・O2 and CO2 analysis
・Water activity analysis
・Claim investigation
・Pinhole / Sealing error check
・Determination of viable count
・Sensory assessment etc.
Feel free to contact us if you need some technical advices.
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Gas analysis
Available to analyze gas ratio in
your product by instruments.
▶Oxygen concentration
▶Carbon Dioxide concentration
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Auto feeding machine
MGC can suggest auto feeding
machine for using continuous
type of AGELESS®.
Auto feeding machine could be
adjust to customer’s packaging
machine. Please contact freely.
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Safety
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Regulation
AGELESS® assures the safety of contents and packaging film.
It is suitable for use with direct contact to food.
Food safety standards which AGELESS® approves
JAPAN Ministry of Health and Welfare notification
USA FDA(Food and Drug Administration)
EU EU Directive
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Difference in structure
<AGELESS®>
PET
Reverse printing of PET
Paper
PE
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AGELESS® is BEST QUALITY
AGELESS® China Imitation
< Imitation>
Hole Non through Through
PET
Paper Hole Size Micro Standard
PE Particle Size
(image)
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FDA Film & Ink Unknown
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AGELESS OMAC
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What is OMAC
OMAC : Oxygen absorbing film
✔ Absorbs oxygen by film itself
✔ No need to put oxygen absorber sachet
✔ Prevent discoloration of food
✔ Preserve original taste and nutrition
✔ Available to retort / boil
✔ Visible and Flexible packaging
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Feature of OMAC
OMAC : Designed for liquid product
For Liquid Oxygen Absorption
Water Activity (AW) should be exceed Absorbs oxygen as follows
0.85 for absorbing oxygen. ・Oxygen in the headspace
Suitable to liquid&viscous product. ・Dissolved oxygen in the liquid
Heating process Microwave available
Oxygen absorption speed is Iron is mixed with resin (PP or PE).
accelerated by heating process. No sparking inside microwave.
MGC recommend the following Retort / Boil available
packaging process .
PP resin : Retortable (121℃)
Retort / Boil / Hot filling PE resin : Boilable (85℃)
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New packaging for fruits
+ =
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Can to flexible packaging
Advantages Advantages
▶ Long term storage ▶ Visible
▶ Hardness -Appeal freshness&color
to the consumers.
Disadvantages ▶ Flexible & Lightweight
▶ Unable to see the contents ▶ Easy to discard the used pouch
▶ Heavy to carry ▶ Easy for carrying
▶ Troublesome to open & waste ▶ Looks smarter than canning
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Film Structure
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Apple Juice
OMAC Barrier film
Preservation from 19th Nov 2013~
Heat sterilization : 95-100℃ / 40minutes
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Tomato Ketchup
OMAC Barrier film
Preservation from 19th Nov 2013~
Heat sterilization : 95-100℃ / 40minutes
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Technical data : Pineapple
30days later
OMAC CO2 (%) Less 0.1
O2 (%) Less 0.01
Appearance ○
Taste 5
Control CO2 (%) 13.06 *1) Appearance
(Al film) ◯:Good △:Brown discoloration
O2 (%) 0.06
Appearance △ *2) Taste
5:Flavor and taste are both good.
Taste 4～3 4:Gradually changing
3:Deterioration of flavor and taste
Preservation under 35℃ after retorting with 90℃/30minuits
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Vitamin C after retort
Vitamin C value is degraded by OMAC keeps Vitamin C
dissolved & Permeated O2 value as used to be.
even if common gas barrier film. This is best solution.
100
90
of Vitamin-C (%)
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ratio残存率（%）
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60
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ビタミ ンC
Retort：121ºC for 30 min
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Vitamin C(initial): 10 mg/100 mL
Residual
30 Volume of water solution: 50 mg
Film dimension: 200 cm2
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Head space: w/o air
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EVOH MXD6 VMPET AL OMAC(AL) OMAC(VMPET)
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For non-liquid product
MGC ‘s suggestion
Combination use of OMAC + N2 Flushing
OMAC is basically designed for liquid product.
If examine the application of non-liquid
product, we recommend combination use of
OMAC and Nitrogen flushing to fasten the
deoxygenation time.
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Specification
Characteristic Specification
Use Before 6months after shipment / 23℃・60RH
Oxygen
More than 15cc / 200cm2・40℃・100%・RH・3days
absorption volume
Appearance No foreign matter, wrinkles, dirt, and check
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Line up of pouch
Size Quantity Content
Product Name Style Film Structure Retort
(mm) (bags) (ml)
PET / NY / AL / OA・CPP
P-RAP150220 Pouch 150×220 1,600 300-400 PET / NY / AL / OA・CPP
Retort
PET / NY / AL / OA・CPP
P-RAP220300 Pouch 220×300 800 800-1,000
PET / NY / AL / OA・CPP
Retort
Stand PET / NY / AL / OA・CPP
P-RAS130175 130×175×35 1,600 200-250 PET / NY / AL / OA・CPP
Retort
pouch
PET / NY / AL / OA・CPP
P-SRAWP130185
(Transparent)
Pouch 130×185 1,600 180-200 VMPET / NY / CPP Retort
*Transparent
VMPET / NY / OA・PE
P-SBMWP220300A
(Transparent) Pouch 220×300 800 800-1,000 VMPET / NY / PE Boil75
*Transparent
Line up of roll
Structure Wide Thickness Heat-resistance Suitable
Retort
PET12/NY15/AL7/OA･CPP80 920mm 114μ Retort (～121℃)
food
Fruits in
VaporPET12/ONy15/OA･PE80 920mm 107μ Boil (～85℃)
syrup
Price is determined by order quantity.
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