Low Cost
UK Plastic Tax
Exempt
Environmentally
Conscious
High Performance
100% Recyclable

Key Overview

Co-Ex film is a high-performance multilayer packaging solution engineered to deliver strength, flexibility, seal integrity, and sustainability in a single structure. Manufactured using advanced coextrusion technology, these films combine multiple polymer layers to achieve specific functional properties such as puncture resistance, enhanced sealing, rigidity, and improved processing performance. Co-Ex films are widely used across industrial and packaging applications where durability, efficiency, and reduced material consumption are essential.

Easily Recyclable Polythene Films, Sheet & Covers

Consistent Sealing Quality Co-Extruded Film

By changing to Aintree Plastics’ Co-Ex film a large contract bottling company, the company managed to use a quality assured shrink film without compromising on their commitment to using sustainable environmental packaging.

The Problem

A large contract bottling company were having issues with their packing line sealing a mono-extruded polythene with 30% recycled content. Their packing line was inflexible to changes in the settings for sealing film and the inconsistency of the 30% recycled content was causing down time and loss of production.

The Solution

Aintree Plastics proposed using their Co-Ex EcoExel 50 film, this film contained 50% recycled content, so increasing the recycled content to give better sustainability. The recycled content was in the middle layer encapsulated by Virgin film layers on the outer. As the 2 outer layers were Virgin the film offered a consistent surface for sealing. This improved output and sustainability at the same time.
Embossed Polythene Films, Sheets, Covers & Bags
We've been working with Aintree for a while now and not once have we had to worry about a late delivery. That kind of reliability is gold in our industry. Our products look fantastic, whilst hitting our sustainability efforts without compromising on performance or quality.
Gareth Jones, National Confectionary Firm

FAQs

Co-Ex film is a multilayer plastic film created by combining different polymers into a single structure. Each layer is engineered to provide specific performance benefits such as strength, flexibility, sealing, or printability.

Multilayer construction improves tensile strength, puncture resistance, tear resistance, and sealing performance while allowing manufacturers to reduce overall film thickness and material consumption.

Yes. Co-Ex films can be tailored with different layer combinations to achieve specific performance requirements including slip properties, colour, sealing performance, and processing characteristics.

The enhanced strength of multilayer films allows downgauging, meaning thinner films can be used without compromising performance. This reduces material usage, packaging waste, and environmental impact.

Co-Ex films are commonly used in industrial packaging, food packaging, logistics, collation shrink applications, and protective packaging where durability and sealing performance are critical.

Co-Ex films can incorporate specialist sealant layers compatible with both heat sealing and ultrasonic sealing technologies.

By strategically combining polymers, Co-Ex films optimise performance while reducing material usage. Improved manufacturing control also reduces waste and defects, lowering operational costs.

Co-Ex films are available in widths up to 1500mm depending on application requirements.

Waste Film Collection Initiative

Waste Film Collection Initiative

We have always focused on minimising production waste and increasing resource efficiency, and this has led to a decrease in the amount of plastic waste created as offcuts or surplus scrap. We operate our own on-site recycling facilities, and we now offer this service to our customers as part of our Waste Film Collection Scheme.

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