Amcor introduces AmLite Ultra to its existing line of AmLite, which is metal-free packaging.###It offers an even higher barrier, using Amcor’s Ultra SiOx coating, with oxygen barrier levels comparable to that of aluminum.###“Transparent packaging responds to several consumer packaging trends,” said Marco Hilty, VP of strategy, marketing and R&D at Amcor Flexibles EMEA. ###“There is a move toward more minimalist packaging designs, while at the smagnesium citrate with zincame time providing consumers more information to verify that products are fresh and healthy.”###“Metal-free packaging also links to the desire for more sustainable packaging solutions.” Many products that are highly sensitive to moisture and oxygen, however, remain hidden from view inside opaque materials. ###“Traditionally, procalcium bluebonnetducts needing a very high barrier were packaged in aluminum-based materials, considered the gold standard of high barrier packaging,’” said Hilty. ###Amcor performed Gelbo-Flex testing on AmLite Ultra and worked with the Consulting & Testing Service Group of Mocon Inc., to evaluate barrier levels after flexing. ###To compare AmLite Ultra’s barrier to the highest standard, both AmLite Ultra and a standard Alu-foil laminate were tested to 100 Gelbo-Flex cycles, to see how the materials would perform under extreme conditions. ###“What we observed is that while the Alu-foil laminate started with a slightly higher bcalciumcitrat soft chewsarrier, as we flexed and stressed the material, the AmLite Ultra oxygen barrier withsmagnesium citrate nhstood the stress better,” says Andrea Della Torre, director R&D at Amcor Flexibles EMEA.###“According to the Mocon Inc. test certificates, the AmLite Ultra oxygen barrier eventually outperformed aluminum by 30% at 100 Gelbo-Flex cycles.###“This means brand owners now have the option to choose metal-free packaging, even for highly sensitive products.”###In a lifecycle assessment, AmLite provided a 40% carbon footprint reduction and 21% weight reduction compared to standard Alu-based materials. ###Additionally, it can help customers ensure product safety by allowing the use of metal detectors after packs are filled and sealed.###The new AmLite Ultra version can be used for a range of ambient dry food products, as well as medical and personal care products.###It also offers excellent sealing properties and a strong seal to create a variety of pack formats, includibluebonnet liquid magnesium citrateng bags, stand up and spouted pouches, flow packs and sachets.