AIROPAK COMPANY PROFILE  In-line fluorinated and decorated containers for solvent and d-limonene-based products
AIROPAK® high-barrier HDPE containers are blow molded using a dilute mixture of fluorine in nitrogen as the blowing gas instead of air. Fluorine gas chemically modifies all interior surfaces of molten HDPE containers as they are blown, forming an inner barrier that resists permeation by solvent-based chemicals up to 500 times better than untreated HDPE, making the containers suitable for packaging of janitorial, industrial, and consumer products such as: d-limonene-based cleaning products; industrial chemicals and solvents; lawn and garden chemicals; automotive waxes, polishes, oils and additives; and agricultural chemicals. As a result, in-line fluorinated HDPE containers can often be substituted for glass or metal containers, reducing package costs as well as potential breakage during shipping, storage and display. AIROPAK containers range in capacity from one pint to 2.5 gallons (500 ml to 10 liter) and are offered in white, natural and custom colors, with pressure-sensitive labeling, sleeve labeling, screen printing, and heat-transfer labeling.  Because colored HDPE resin can lessen the effectiveness of the in-line fluorination process, AIROPAK can co-extrude containers with an inner layer of unpigmented resin and an outer layer of colored and/or recycled material, meeting barrier, color and cost requirements without compromise.
In addition to molding of high-barrier properties using fluorine gas, AIROPAK molds ultra-pure containers using pure, inert nitrogen as the blowing gas, preventing microbial and particulate contamination from entering the container d | 
