CALCIPORE ®

masterbatches for bottle

blowing
►OBJETIVE: to reduce the cost of the
blown bottle

►HOW : using CALCIPORE masterbatches

 FEATURES:
 We recommend to use CALCIPORE mb at 10% - 20%
(mixed with the virgin polymer pellets)

► lower levels fail to take full advantage of the thermal benefits;

► higher levels will result in the reduction in physical properties

FEATURES:

 CALCIPORE mb increase productivity up to 30%:

► cycle time is reduced:

Example: 1l bottle, 52.4 g, cycle time : 19s (without CALCIPORE mb)
: 15s (wth 15% CALCIPORE mb)
: 13.3s (with 20%CALCIPORE mb)

► thermal conductivity is increased two-fold by adding 13.3% of

CALCIPORE mb,

► reduced latent heat effects since:

less polymer (+ CALCIPORE mb) = less energy needed for

polymer melting (= lower electrical consumption)
FEATURES:

 CALCIPORE mb allows wall thickness

reduction (= reduced polymer consumption)
► at constant weight bottle wall thickness is reduced by
maintaining wall stifness;

► based on our experience bottle weight can be reduced up

to 8%.
FEATURES:
 With CALCIPORE mb acceptable drop resistance values are attained
which are only slightly lower that the ones obtained for the standard
unfilled bottle:

Ej: bottle: weight=65 g, wall thickness= 0.73 mm, volume= 2l:

► for the bottle blown with 12.3% CALCIPORE mb: h50=226 cm;

► for the bottle blown with 22.4% CALCIPORE mb: h50=157 cm;

► lower specified value: h50=125 cm

► for the standard bottle, without CALCIPORE mb: h50=240 cm

FEATURES:

With CALCIPORE mb:

 Top load strength is maintained.
 Shrinkage and warpage are reduced.
 Stress-cracking increases slightly at 4ºC, 23ºC
and 60ºC.
 Bottle surface is easier to print and to be labeled;
 Faster color changes are possible due to its
purging behavior.
 Raw material savings are achieved.
 Economic advantages of using
CALCIPORE mb in bottle blowing

 1. Cost reduction due to higher throughputs

 2. Cost reduction due to raw material

savings and wall thickness reduction.

 3. Lower electric consumption.

 1. COST REDUCTION DUE TO
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE

♦ with 15% CALCIPORE mb productivity increases

by 21%.

♦ with 20% CALCIPORE mb productivity increases

by 30%.

(We assume a 1l, 52.4 g, HDPE bottle)

The higher the wall thickness and bottle weight the higher the productivity
increase since most of the cycle time is spent in mold cooling.
 2. COST REDUCTION DUE TO RAW MATERIAL
SAVINGS & WALL THICKNESS REDUCTION
► at constant weight :

15% CALCIPORE mb (weight) = 7.72% HDPE (volume)

20% CALCIPORE mb (weight) = 10.3% HDPE (volume)

If HDPE: 1300 €/ton,

Savings= 0.0772x1300=100.36 €/Ton HDPE (with 15% CALCIPORE mb)

0.1030x 1300=133.90 €/Ton HDPE (with 20% CALCIPORE mb)
► if, besides, bottle weight is reduced 8%:

Savings= 100.36+ 0.08x1300= 204.36 €/Ton HDPE (with 15% CALCIPORE mb)
133.90+ 0.08x1300= 237.90 €/Ton HDPE (with 20% CALCIPORE
mb)
 COST REDUCTION DUE TO RAW MATERIAL
SAVINGS

Considering:
 HDPE: 1300 €/ton, y

 TiO2 masterbatch (60%): 1800 €/ton:

 With pigment masterbatch: 1300x0.97 +1800x0.03 = 1315 €/ton

 With CALCIOPORE mb: 1300x0.85 + 900x0.15 = 1240 €/ton

 Total savings = 1315 - 1240 = 75 €/ton

 COST REDUCTION DUE TOP LOWER
ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION

♦ Estimated: 15%.

- Because of the improved thermal

conductivity.
- Because of the lower polyolefin latent heat.
- Due to cycle time reduction.