200x Oxygen Barrier
Smart Planet reports a two-hundred-fold improvement in oxygen barrier performance over polyethylene coatings, supporting product integrity and shelf-life objectives.
Coatings
HyperBarrier® Coating
A mineral-polymer nanocomposite extrusion coating that delivers high oxygen, moisture, and oil barrier performance for paper-based packaging.
Product distinction: This page describes HyperBarrier® Coating, a nanocomposite extrusion coating for paper and board packaging designed for paper-recycling streams. It is distinct from , a heat-sealable monomaterial PE solution for flexible plastic packaging and PE recycling streams.
200xOxygen barrier improvement over PE coatings
7xMoisture barrier improvement over PE coatings
OilEssentially oil-proof barrier performance
35%Potential additional plastic reduction beyond the paper switch
How HyperBarrier Works
A tortuous-path barrier for paper packaging.
HyperBarrier is a mineral-polymer nanocomposite extrusion coating in which engineered platelet mineral phases are held within a continuous polyolefin matrix. This creates a tortuous-path barrier morphology designed to improve oxygen, moisture, and oil resistance at low coatweights.
The performance combination can help companies shift flexible packaging from plastic to paper-based structures with required barrier and heat-seal performance, while adding a route to paper-stream recyclability.
Designed for Performance
Barrier protection without the complex layers.
HyperBarrier has been designed to support high-performing, recyclable paper-based flexible packaging.
7x Moisture Barrier
The coating is designed to provide a seven-fold moisture barrier improvement compared with conventional coatings while also enhancing oil resistance.
Monolayer Solution
A monolayer extrusion coating designed to reduce the need for complex multilayer structures, including foil and metallized-film laminations.
Paper Stream Compatible
As with EarthCoating, HyperBarrier is designed to create paper-based flexible packaging compatible with existing paper recycling streams.
Cost-Effective Process
Extrusion coating can be a more cost-effective manufacturing process than extrusion lamination and may support down-gauging opportunities.
Drop-In Adoption
The technology is intended to work with existing manufacturing processes and extrusion-coating equipment without new capital expenditure.
Industry Recognition
Breakthrough sustainable barrier technology.
HyperBarrier has been recognized by the packaging industry for its technology and sustainable-packaging potential.
2025 Finalist
PackExpo Technology Awards
Recognized as a finalist for breakthrough innovation in barrier coatings.
2025 Finalist
Packaging Europe Sustainable Packaging Awards
Recognized as a finalist within the sustainable packaging awards program.
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