FINAWAX-E is a refined vegetable oil based - Erucamide. FINAWAX-E is an excellent slip agent and a good anti-blocking agent for poly-olefins.
When FINAWAX-E is mixed with a polymer, it
reduces friction between the polymer and
processing equipment and also between
the polymer - polymer inter-faces.
Due to its migration, a thin film of FINAWAX-E is formed on the surface of the finished product and this provides the slip effect and anti-block performance. Finawax E (Erucamide) is recommended for use in both LDPE & LLDPE as well as PP film grade applications. FINAWAX-E (Erucamide) better high temperature performance than FINAWAX-O
(Oleamide). This makes it particularly more useful for PP Film applications because FINAWAX- E allows higher processing temperatures.
The longer carbon chain of Erucamide causes
a delayed migration in comparison to Oleamide, which is a required property, if printing or sealing is carried out directly after processing the film.