meliflex XF film grades

Our meliflex XF are modified high purity polypropylene materials that are specially designed and manufactured for medical and pharmaceutical primary packaging films.

Technical benefits for meliflex XF:

  • Flexibility without use of plasticizers - no plasticizer diffusion
  • No drug absorption due to its high chemical resistance
  • Low density (≤0.9 g/cm3)
  • Excellent water vapour barrier and good strength enabling down gauging of film compared with PVC (200 μm vs. 350 μm)
  • Good impact properties and shock resistance at low temperatures
  • Excellent transparency
  • Sterilizable by autoclave at 121°C
  • Excellent sealing properties allowing low seal temperatures and peal-seals in multi-chamber bags
  • Excellent processability (blown and cast film extrusion)
  • Complete product range for seal-, core- and outer layers for co-extrusion

meliflex XF is used for the following applications:

  • IV bags
  • CAPD/PD bags
  • Nutrition bags
  • Single Chamber bags
  • Multi chamber bags