DuPont™ Surlyn® 1706 Zinc Ionomer

Surlyn® 1706 is available for use in conventional blown, cast film, and sheet extrusion equipment. It is also used in coextrusion equipment designed to process polyethylene and ethylene copolymer type resins. SURLYN® 1706 complies with Food and Drug Administration Regulation 21 CFR 177.1330(a) - - Ionomeric resins, subject to the limitations and requirements therein. This Regulation describes polymers that may be used in contact with food, subject to the finished food-contact article meeting the extractive limitations under the intended conditions of use, as shown in paragraph (c) of the Regulation.