Doing More With Less EVOH: How to Unlock More From Existing Polymers in Food Packaging

In food and beverage packaging, EVOH is the strongest oxygen barrier film available, but it carries a known weakness: it loses performance when exposed to moisture, especially in humid conditions and with high-moisture foods. The usual fix is to bury EVOH between protective layers, adding tie layers, cost, and complexity, while making the final structure harder to recycle. Meanwhile, new regulations on food-contact packaging are pulling other barrier and coating options off the table, leaving the industry in need of replacements that perform, fit existing lines, and are already approved for food contact so they can be adopted without years of new qualification.

Peak Nano's nanolayering technology is opening new possibilities for packaging engineers seeking to maintain performance while meeting evolving regulatory and sustainability requirements. By arranging commercial, pre-approved polymers into highly engineered nanolayer structures using existing processing technology, we're working on a solution to reduce dependence on traditional tie layers, better protect moisture-sensitive materials such as EVOH, and create a more recyclable film design using polymers the industry already trusts.

Through our Films as a Service (FaaS) program, packaging developers can rapidly evaluate and prototype novel film architectures, accelerating the path from concept to real-world testing. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all replacement for existing materials, the program is designed to help manufacturers explore how nanolayer technology could unlock new combinations of barrier performance, recyclability, processability, and material efficiency.

This webinar will explore the opportunities nanolayer film design creates for packaging innovation and discuss how Peak Nano's expertise can support the development, testing, and scale-up of next-generation packaging structures.

What you'll learn:

• Why EVOH remains one of the most effective oxygen barrier materials available, and the challenges moisture sensitivity and tie layers create.

• How tightening regulations, including PFAS restrictions, are driving interest in alternative film architectures built from pre-approved materials.

• How nanolayer film design may enable new approaches to combining approved polymers while maintaining critical performance attributes.

• How Peak’s Films as a Service (FaaS) program helps companies rapidly prototype and evaluate new packaging concepts in as little as 6 to 10 weeks.