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Functional Solutions
Strengthen product performance and increase recyclability
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Protect and bolster product performance
Beyond the visual aspect, functional colorants and additives serve a purpose – functionality, energy use during production, end-of-life recyclability, taste protection and prolonging shelf-life are all technical aspects to consider during design. Holland Colours has decades of experience to help you select the best options to protect your product.
Holcomer®
A plastic packaging additive that protects dairy products from the effect of light. The Holcomer family provides superior opacity for UHT milk packaging. Low TiO2 versions also available.
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Sort
Enables the sorting of black plastics. Tested at Tomra & Suez. Sort shows no interaction with metal detectors, as confirmed by tests at Loma.
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Lightguard
These UV and light absorbing additives provide protection from 370 nm up to 400 nm in the UV range, and from 400 nm up to 600 nm for light-sensitive products. UV-only applications can be combined with any color as well.
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Tintmask
Widening the applicability of rPET in colorless bottles, Tintmask neutralizes the color cast of lower grade rPET while maintaining brand esthetics. Cut costs by incorporating a wider range of rPET, including the cheapest grades.
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Tasteguard
Protecting the taste of premium mineral water, TasteGuard catches the naturally occurring acetaldehyde (AA) that can affect the taste of the non-sparkling water during PET production and processing.
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Markit
Look, no additives. Encapsulated color pigments that support melt-free and burn-free laser marking without needing laser marking additives. Ideal for imprinting brand, production date, batch number, use-by and other information onto PET bottles.
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Holcoslip
Protecting plastic packaging during production, Holcoslip prevents scuff marks and scratches on PET packaging surfaces. We offer FDA-, REACH- and GB- compliant versions.
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Fastheat
A plastic additive that helps to cut heating time and, therefore, energy requirements during bottle blowing. Good news for you carbon footprint. Also available as a NIR detectable version.
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Lightguard OXN
Most types of beer are sensitive to UV radiation and visible light up to 510 nm. Formation of 3-methylbut-2-ene-1-thiol (3-MBT) out of hops is then triggered. The smallest amount of 3-MBT in beer is already noticeable. To protect the flavor of your beer, we developed LightGuard RGB OXN, available in green and amber.
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Adriana Rueda, Industry Packaging Specialist
Holcobatch from Holland Colours was my introduction to the world of color in plastics; in my opinion, they are the best option for extrusion blow molding; and, those micro granulates are a real piece of art."
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