OP (Biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film)
The market leader in Japan
This is a biaxially-oriented film made from polypropylene (BOPP film). It provides outstanding strength, rigidity, transparency and gloss on top of superior moistureproof properties. We offer a wide range of films with a variety of functions, such as heat sealability, all made possible by the film's multilayer structure. These films are mainly used for food, clothing, household, and personal care products.
Applications
Packaging for rice crackers, snack foods, frozen desserts, instant noodles, frozen foods, processed marine products, fresh vegetables, traditional Japanese sweets and pastries, rice balls, sweet buns, textile products (shirts and underwear), sundry goods, stationery, overwrap for candy boxes, CDs and DVDs, adhesive tape, etc.
Product lineup
OP Product lineup
(under the former Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello brand)
General purpose film
Widely used as cover/base paper in general applications.
| Type | Product | Thickness (in µm) |
Corona | Features/Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General grade | U-0 | 20 | --- | For transfer printing |
| U-1 | (18), 20,25,30, 40,50 |
Inside | For general printing, lamination, and partial coating |
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| U-2 | 20 | Both sides | Both sides are printable and laminatable. |
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| Non-antistatic grade |
M-1 | 20 | Inside | For general printing and lamination (aluminum sandwich lamination) |
| M-2 | 20 | Both sides | Same properties as M-1 only both sides are printable and laminatable. |
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| ME-1 | 20 | Inside | For general printing and lamination (improved lamination strength) |
- U-1 comes in widths of 400 mm and up
Multilayer heat sealable film
This is a BOPP film with a unique multilayer structure that makes it heat sealable on either one or both sides.
| Type | Product | Thickness (in µm) |
Corona | Sealability | Features/Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sided Heat sealable |
HC-OP | 20,25,30, (35), 40,50 |
Inside | Outside | Low temperature sealability For automated packaging and bag manufacturing. |
| Both-sided Heat sealable |
WH-OP OW-1 |
20,25 | Inside | Both sides | For outer wrapping (overwrap) on packages for chewing gum, steamed bean-jam buns, and more |
| WH-OP OW-1LS |
25,30 | Inside | Both sides | Low temperature sealability (For overwrap) |
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| WH-OP F-1 |
20,25 | Inside | Both sides | Outside: low temperature sealability, Inside: antifogging properties |
- (1) HC-OP comes in widths of 400 mm and up.
- (2) Please check with us first about delivery for products whose thicknesses appear in parentheses.
Special film
A BOPP film whose unique multilayer structure provides various functions that make it perfect for a wide range of applications.
| Type | Product | Thickness (in µm) |
Corona | Sealability | Features/Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matte grade | OP Matte-1 | 20 | Inside | ─ | Matting treatment and antifogging properties on outside |
| WH-OP Matte-1K |
25,30 | Inside | Outside | Matting treatment and heat sealability on inside |
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| WH-OP FM-0 | 25 | ─ | Both sides | Matting treatment and low temperature heat sealability on both sides |
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| Highly moisture-proof grade |
WH-OP HE-1 | 20 | Inside | ─ | Moisture permeability is about 50% of general grade BOPP film No antistatic properties on side without corona treatment Improved lamination strength |
| Keep-fresh grade | NFHC-SP (Spash™) |
20,25,30,40 | Both sides | Both sides | Keep-fresh, Antifogging |
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SUN・TOX-OP
Product lineup (under the former SUN・TOX brand)
We are also able to propose environmentally-friendly films made of biomass materials.
| Type | Grade | Thickness (μm) |
Corona treatment | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | PA20 | 20,25,30 | Inside | General printing, lamination, base material of tape, clothes/textile, fusing sealability |
| PA21 | 40,50,60 | Inside | General printing, lamination, base material of tape, clothes/textile, fusing sealability |
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| PA30 | 20,30,40, 60 |
Both sides | Base material of tape, lamination | |
| Biomass | PA2E | 18,30,40 | Inside | General printing, lamination, base material of tape, clothes/textile, fusing sealability |
| Single-sided heat sealability |
HA20 | 20,25,30, 40,50 |
Inside | Automatic vertical/horizontal pillow packaging |
| HA70 | 30,40 | Inside | Automatic vertical/horizontal pillow packaging |
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| Biomass | HA2E | 20 | Inside | Automatic vertical/horizontal pillow packaging |
| Both-sided heat sealability |
HL82 | 20,25,30, 40 |
Inside | Overwrap, For high-speed automatic packaging |
| Easy-bond | AQ20 | 20 | Both sides | Ink printing permitted for cellophane on the interior surface |
| Antifogging | KF51 | 20,25,30, 40 |
Both sides | Both-sided antifogging properties, for pillow packaging, for vegetable/fruit packaging |
| KF71 | 20,25 | Both sides | Both-sided antifogging properties, fusing sealability, for vegetable/fruit packaging |
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| KH30 | 25 | Both sides | Roll outer: antifogging properties, high heat sealing strength |
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| Biomass | KF3E | 20,30 | Both sides | Both-sided antifogging properties, for pillow packaging, for vegetable/fruit packaging |
| Matting | PM20 | 20 | Inside | Matting effect, printability, lamination |
| PM30 | 20 | Both sides | Matting effect, printability, lamination |
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Phone
- ST East Japan Sales Dept
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm
- ST West Japan Sales Dept
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm