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In fact, says Hoag, “One of the primary drivers for the use of synthetic papers in IML applications was recycling issues—not just post-consumer, but the generation, handling, and recycling of waste at the blow molder.”

Materials that are sometimes categorized as “synthetic papers” have changed and broadened out over the 30 to 40 years since their development. “The term ‘synthetic papers’ is actually a misnomer because these are plastic films rather than a product formed from fibers on a papermaking machine,” says Schultz. “However, they are used in many applications as a replacement for paper and have many of the printability properties of paper.