F-UHB-M Ultra-High Barrier and High-Metal-Bond Metallized Polyester Film for Aluminum Foil Replacement

Award: Silver Award—Technical Innovation

Manufacturer: Flex Films (USA) Inc.; flexfilm.com

Description: The 2022–2023 flagship for Flex Film’s continued technological advancement efforts in BOPET film developments is this revolutionary, ultra-high barrier, and very high-metal-bond metalized BOPET film, suitable for total foil replacement in laminates. With a strong focus on end-use customers, society, and the planet, a specially developed in-house manufacturing process allowed F-UHB-M to outperform typical expectations in barrier performance and film properties while maintaining the cost of a barrier/metallized film.