SARAN PVDC Products

Fresh Solutions
SARAN™ polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) resins are used to create films that lock in flavor, keep in moisture, prolong shelf life, seal out oxygen, and showcase quality – and have been consistently providing outstanding performance for decades. They are the world's premier solution for protective packaging.

Even after all these years, The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) remains dedicated to ongoing research and development. Dow is continuously developing fresh ways to maximize performance, efficiency and ease of use.

For more information visit the SARAN Resins and Films Technical Center and for literature visit the SARAN Products Literature Library.

SARAN™ Resins
SARANEX™ Barrier Films

SARAN™ PVDC Resins - The Newest Opportunity in Clear Barrier Film

Coextruded films made with SARAN PVDC resins from The Dow Chemical Company are the result of recent Dow advances in multi-layer cast and blown film technology. This new technology provides clear, coextruded barrier film packaging for many of today's most popular and growing applications, delivering cost-effective and dependable moisture, oxygen, and odor barrier performance for high-barrier packaging structures.

Are SARAN resins right for you? Do you need any of the following for your packaging applications:

  • Combination of superior moisture, oxygen, flavor, and aroma barriers regardless of temperature or humidity
  • Clarity
  • Flex crack resistance
  • Lower raw material costs and/or ability to downgauge
  • Clear barrier for retort, with no barrier degradation after retort
  • Longer shelf life

If your answer to any or all of these is "yes," then films made from SARAN resins may be the right choice for you in any of these applications:

  • Cereal
  • Cheese
  • Coffee
  • Cookies
  • Crackers
  • Dry Food Lamination
  • Lidding
  • Liquid Packaging
  • Medical Packaging
  • Processed Meat
  • Retort Pouches
  • Sauces
  • Snack Foods
  • Soups

Films made from SARAN resins offer many clear advantages regardless of humidity or temperature.

  • High moisture barrier
  • High oxygen barrier
  • Excellent flavor and aroma barrier
  • Does not suffer barrier degradation due to pinholing, or after retorting
  • Lower raw material costs to make the film
  • Ability to downgauge leads to higher profit margins
  • Potential to substitute different sealant and skin resins for better barrier and other physical properties


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