Barrier Technology

At Greif, we understand your packaging must protect product purity, comply with mandatory regulations, and most importantly, support safety.

Greif knows barrier technologies

Safeguard your products and the environment with innovative barrier technologies! Extend shelf-life, protect goods from environmental damage, or stop hazardous gases in their tracks. Discover a world of adaptable yet powerful solutions – you can choose just what’s needed to get the job done right. Investigate which new barriers are available for complete product protection today.

EcoEx

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Multilayer industrial packaging for jerrycans with high performance
barriers that can be recycled into high-value UN-certified packaging
products.

EcoEx is currently available in Latin America. If you are interested in availability in your region, please let us know

Specific products: Jerrycans, Plastic Drums

CoEx

COEX Corp

Discover the COEX barrier technology – an innovative multilayer, blow molded plastic packaging designed to offer a superior level of environmental stress crack resistance. Featuring layers of nylon or EVOH inside and adhesive polyethylene outside, with IBC grade resin in its inner layer – our advanced protective solution provides you unparalleled protection for your valuable products!

CoEx is currently available in Latin America and North America. If you are interested in availability in your region, please let us know

Specific products: Jerrycans, Plastic Drums

GCUBE Shield

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The Greif GCUBE IBC- Shield offers barrier technology to protect your product against gas permeation through high density polyethylene. Valves come with an HDPE layer that ensures the purity of the product inside the IBC. Food products to be protected against oxygen permeation into the container thus extending shelf-life, while solvent-based products or agrochemicals will be protected against gasses lost and increase overall product effectiveness.

In-Mold Barrier

IMB

In-Mould Barrier (IMB) technology offers mono-layer packaging made fully recyclable, reducing your CO2 footprint.

Through the integration of a specialized barrier layer within the HDPE molding process, IMB ensures exceptional resistance to permeation, making it ideal for storing and transporting sensitive or hazardous materials. This innovative approach for bottles, jerrycans and tight head containers, not only enhances durability but also provides a consistent, impermeable layer, effectively safeguarding contents from external contaminants. IMB technology supports sustainability efforts by being fully recyclable and maintaining the highest standards of safety and environmental responsibility.

Currently available in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Contact us to discuss requirements in your region!

 

Plasma-based Coating

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Greif is proud to be working on a pilot-project partnership with IonKraft to advance the sustainability of industrial plastic packaging. This innovative partnership focuses on applying plasma-based coating technology to plastic jerrycans, addressing recyclability challenges posed by traditional barrier solutions. IonKraft’s plasma-enhanced vapor deposition process creates a chemically inert, fully recyclable barrier, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional methods. This initiative highlights Greif’s commitment to providing eco-friendly packaging solutions.

Learn more about this groundbreaking technology here

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Certifications

Registration to various quality and food safety systems including ISO 9001, FSC 22000, BRC, SQF are available throughout the network. Additionally, some locations offer clean room solutions and independent kosher certifications.  

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