Jindal Films launches BOPP barrier films for liquid packaging and flow-pack formats ahead of PPWR deadline

EUROPE – Jindal Films Europe has expanded its BOPP film portfolio with new grades for mono-material PP packaging in liquid packaging, flow-pack formats, and dry product markets, accelerating the shift from non-recyclable laminates ahead of PPWR compliance.

Two new films, Metallyte 18MML883 and Alox-Lyte 18AOL893, have been developed for three-ply laminates in liquid packaging, covering cold-fill, hot-fill, and pasteurised applications as well as aseptic beverages, targeting condiments, sauces, juices, and fruit and vegetable purees. 

The films offer improved barrier performance compared with current vacuum-coated grades.

Meeting PPWR’s Recyclability Mandates

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation requires that all packaging placed on the market be recyclable by 2030, with enforcement beginning August 2026. 

For flexible packaging, this has driven demand for mono-material structures that can be processed in existing polypropylene recycling streams. 

Jindal’s new BOPP films are designed to replace non-recyclable laminates that combine PET, aluminium, or EVOH with PP, which cannot be separated in standard recycling processes.

Bicor 25 and 30MBH568 have been developed for high-speed horizontal form-fill-seal flow-pack formats, primarily for biscuits and baked goods. 

The transparent PP mono-material film uses thin water-based coatings to deliver seal performance and medium-range barrier performance, with a water vapour transmission rate of 3 and an oxygen transmission rate of 10. 

The film conforms to the new CEN EN 18120-7 design-for-recycling standard, issued in April 2026, and can replace PVdC-coated films or laminates that use other clear barrier technologies as a single web.

The Technical Challenge of Liquid Packaging

Liquid packaging demands high barrier against oxygen, moisture, and flavour migration, which is why aseptic cartons and pouches have historically used aluminium foil or EVOH layers. 

Jindal’s new vacuum-coated films aim to match the barrier performance of these non-recyclable materials while enabling a mono-material PP structure. 

Metallyte uses a metal coating, while Alox-Lyte uses aluminium oxide, both designed to be thin enough to avoid disrupting the PP recycling stream while thick enough to protect the product. 

The cold-fill, hot-fill, and pasteurised compatibility means the films can be used across dairy, juice, and sauce applications without delamination or barrier failure.

When the Film Becomes the Bottle

A laminated pouch that cannot be recycled is a compliance risk. A mono-material PP film that matches its barrier performance is a solution. 

Jindal’s new BOPP grades are not incremental improvements; they are the bridge from non-recyclable to PPWR-ready. 

For converters, the choice is no longer between performance and compliance.

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