{"id":7631,"date":"2026-10-27T06:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/abl-pbl-pe-packaging-tube-materials\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T06:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:50:04","slug":"abl-pbl-pe-packaging-tube-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/abl-pbl-pe-packaging-tube-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"ABL, PBL or PE: Choosing the Tube Body Material"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.upl-blog{font-size:17px;line-height:1.78;color:#1f2937}\n.upl-blog p{margin:0 0 18px}\n.upl-blog h2{font-size:26px;line-height:1.3;color:#0b2b33;margin:46px 0 14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.015em}\n.upl-blog h3{font-size:19.5px;color:#0d3b47;margin:28px 0 10px;font-weight:700}\n.upl-blog ul,.upl-blog ol{margin:0 0 20px;padding-left:22px}\n.upl-blog li{margin:0 0 9px}\n.upl-blog figure{margin:0 0 34px}\n.upl-blog figure img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:10px}\n.upl-blog figcaption{font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;margin-top:10px;line-height:1.5}\n.upl-blog .toc{background:none;border:0;border-radius:0;padding:0;margin:0 0 34px}\n.upl-blog .toc .lwptoc{margin:0}\n.upl-blog .toc h4{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0d5563}\n.upl-blog .toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:18px;font-size:14.5px}\n.upl-blog .toc li{margin-bottom:6px}\n.upl-blog table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14.5px;margin:0 0 10px}\n.upl-blog th{background:#0d3b47;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:11px 13px;font-weight:600;font-size:13.5px;border:0}\n.upl-blog td{padding:11px 13px;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid #e8ebed;vertical-align:top}\n.upl-blog tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:#fafbfc}\n.upl-blog .tablecap{font-size:12.5px;color:#6b7280;margin:0 0 30px}\n.upl-blog .myth{background:#fff8ef;border:1px solid #f6ddbd;border-radius:8px;padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 26px;font-size:15.5px}\n.upl-blog .myth b{color:#a85c10}\n.upl-blog .callout{background:#f2f8f9;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 26px;font-size:15.5px;border-left:3px solid #14707f}\n.upl-blog .faq h3{border-top:1px solid #eceff1;padding-top:22px;margin-top:0;font-size:18px}\n.upl-blog .faq h3:first-of-type{border-top:0;padding-top:0}\n.upl-blog .cta{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b2b33,#0d5563);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:34px;margin:48px 0 30px}\n.upl-blog .cta h2,.upl-blog .cta .cta-h{color:#fff;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3}\n.upl-blog .cta p{color:#c9dee3;margin:0 0 20px;font-size:16px}\n.upl-blog .btn{display:inline-block;background:#e07a1f;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:8px;font-size:15.5px}\n.upl-blog .rel{border-top:1px solid #e8ebed;margin-top:40px;padding-top:26px}\n.upl-blog .rel h4{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6b7280;margin:0 0 14px}\n.upl-blog .rel ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}\n.upl-blog .rel li{padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px dashed #e8ebed}\n.upl-blog .rel a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:15.5px}\n@media(max-width:640px){.upl-blog h2{font-size:22px}.upl-blog table{font-size:13px}.upl-blog .cta{padding:24px}}\n\/* \u5355\u7bc7\u9875\u9690\u85cf WhatsApp \u81ea\u52a8\u5c55\u5f00\u7684\u95ee\u5019\u5361\uff0c\u53ea\u4fdd\u7559\u5706\u5f62\u6c14\u6ce1\uff0c\u907f\u514d\u906e\u6321\u4fa7\u680f\u8be2\u76d8\u63d0\u4ea4\u6309\u94ae *\/\nbody.single-post .ht_ctc_chat_greetings_box{display:none !important}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"upl-blog\">\n<figure>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pkg-tube-products.jpg\" alt=\"Row of finished white plastic squeeze tubes with screw caps and crimped tails on a clean bench\" width=\"1536\" height=\"909\"><figcaption>Three tubes that look almost identical and behave completely differently on a shelf. The one on the right is a silver laminate; the rest are extruded PE bodies. The difference is not the shape \u2014 it is what is inside the 0.4 mm of wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"toc\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"three\">Three materials, two forming routes<\/h2>\n<p>Almost every packaging tube in the world is one of three things: <strong>ABL<\/strong>, <strong>PBL<\/strong> veya <strong>PE<\/strong>. The names sound like a material classification but they are really a classification of <em>construction<\/em>, and that is why they get confused with each other in specification documents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABL<\/strong> \u2014 aluminium barrier laminate. A composite sheet built around an aluminium foil core, laminated with plastic films on both faces. Formed into a tube by rolling and seam welding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PBL<\/strong> \u2014 plastic barrier laminate. An all-plastic multi-layer sheet, usually with an EVOH barrier core. Also rolled and seam welded, or in some plants co-extruded directly as a tube.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE<\/strong> \u2014 an extruded tube. Single-layer or co-extruded polyethylene, seamless, made directly from a die. No sheet, no seam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p><strong>The thing to get right first:<\/strong> ABL and PBL are sheet constructions; PE is an extrusion. If you are comparing them on price per kilogram you are comparing a laminate to a moulded part. Compare them on cost per finished tube at your volume, including print cylinders, and the ranking changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"structure\">What is actually in the wall<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Layer (outside \u2192 inside)<\/th>\n<th>ABL<\/th>\n<th>PBL<\/th>\n<th>Extruded PE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Print \/ outer film<\/td>\n<td>PE or PE\/ionomer, 20 \u2013 40 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>PE or PP, 30 \u2013 60 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primer<\/td>\n<td>Required for foil adhesion<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barrier<\/td>\n<td>Aluminium foil, 9 \u2013 25 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>EVOH, 10 \u2013 30 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tie layers<\/td>\n<td>EAA or EMA, 5 \u2013 15 \u00b5m each<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 10 \u2013 20 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Product contact<\/td>\n<td>PE or EAA, 30 \u2013 60 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>PE, 40 \u2013 80 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>Same resin throughout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total wall<\/td>\n<td>250 \u2013 400 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>250 \u2013 400 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<td>400 \u2013 900 \u00b5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seam<\/td>\n<td>Ultrasonic weld, longitudinal<\/td>\n<td>Ultrasonic weld, longitudinal<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"tablecap\">Table 1 \u2014 Wall construction. The ABL foil is thinner than a human hair and is still the best barrier in the table by three orders of magnitude.<\/p>\n<p>The number that surprises people is the foil thickness: 9 \u00b5m is common for standard tubes, 12 \u2013 25 \u00b5m for higher grades. Nine micrometres of aluminium has no pinholes when it is laminated properly, and a pinhole is the only way a foil barrier fails. This is why foil quality and lamination integrity matter more than foil thickness \u2014 going from 9 to 12 \u00b5m buys very little unless the 9 \u00b5m foil was perforated in the first place.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"barrier\">Barrier, in numbers<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\u0130n\u015faat<\/th>\n<th>OTR (cc\/m\u00b2\u00b7day, 23 \u00b0C)<\/th>\n<th>WVTR (g\/m\u00b2\u00b7day, 38 \u00b0C 90 % RH)<\/th>\n<th>Aroma retention<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ABL, 9 \u00b5m foil<\/td>\n<td>&lt; 0.1<\/td>\n<td>&lt; 0.1<\/td>\n<td>M\u00fckemmel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ABL, 25 \u00b5m foil<\/td>\n<td>&lt; 0.1<\/td>\n<td>&lt; 0.1<\/td>\n<td>M\u00fckemmel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PBL, 30 \u00b5m EVOH<\/td>\n<td>0.5 \u2013 2<\/td>\n<td>1 \u2013 3<\/td>\n<td>\u0130yi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PBL, 12 \u00b5m EVOH<\/td>\n<td>3 \u2013 8<\/td>\n<td>2 \u2013 5<\/td>\n<td>Orta d\u00fczeyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Extruded HDPE, 0.5 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,500 \u2013 3,000<\/td>\n<td>2 \u2013 4<\/td>\n<td>Zay\u0131f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Extruded LDPE, 0.5 mm<\/td>\n<td>4,000 \u2013 8,000<\/td>\n<td>8 \u2013 15<\/td>\n<td>Zay\u0131f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"tablecap\">Table 2 \u2014 Indicative barrier values. HDPE is a good moisture barrier and a very poor oxygen barrier \u2014 the two do not track each other.<\/p>\n<p>Read the table carefully, because the usual mistake is in it. HDPE has an oxygen transmission rate roughly <strong>twenty thousand times<\/strong> that of an ABL tube, and a water vapour rate that is respectable. If your product is a hand cream that only needs to hold its moisture, plain PE is fine. If it is a cream with an unsaturated oil that goes rancid on oxidation, plain PE is a shelf-life failure waiting to happen.<\/p>\n<p>EVOH is the interesting middle. In dry conditions a 30 \u00b5m EVOH layer approaches foil performance. But EVOH loses barrier as it absorbs moisture, and a tube contains water. In a 90 % relative humidity environment the same layer can lose 60 \u2013 80 % of its dry-state performance. That is why PBL structures put EVOH between two PE layers and why the inner PE thickness matters: it is a moisture buffer, not just a food-contact layer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"feel\">Feel, look and the things consumers notice<\/h2>\n<p>Material choice is as much a sensory decision as an engineering one, and the brand team usually has an opinion before the technical brief exists.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>M\u00fclkiyet<\/th>\n<th>ABL<\/th>\n<th>PBL<\/th>\n<th>Extruded PE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Surface<\/td>\n<td>Matte, slightly metallic<\/td>\n<td>Gloss or matte, can be soft-touch<\/td>\n<td>Waxy gloss, can be matte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hand feel<\/td>\n<td>Firm, holds shape, dead fold<\/td>\n<td>Firm to soft depending on structure<\/td>\n<td>Soft, springy, dents and recovers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dead fold (stays creased)<\/td>\n<td>Evet<\/td>\n<td>Partial<\/td>\n<td>Hay\u0131r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u015eeffafl\u0131k<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>Possible in all-PE versions<\/td>\n<td>Translucent to opaque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Metallic effects<\/td>\n<td>Native<\/td>\n<td>Needs metallised film<\/td>\n<td>Needs masterbatch, limited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Print quality<\/td>\n<td>Photographic<\/td>\n<td>Photographic<\/td>\n<td>Limited halftone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noise when squeezed<\/td>\n<td>Crackles<\/td>\n<td>Quiet<\/td>\n<td>Quiet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"tablecap\">Table 3 \u2014 Sensory differences. The crackle of an ABL tube is a recognised quality cue in some categories and a complaint in others.<\/p>\n<p>The dead-fold property of ABL is underrated. A foil tube stays where you press it, so the consumer can roll it up from the tail as it empties. A PE tube springs back, which is why PE tubes in high-viscosity products leave 5 \u2013 8 % of the fill unreachable. For a \u20ac30 serum that is a customer complaint; for a \u20ac3 hand cream nobody notices.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cost\">Cost, at three volumes<\/h2>\n<p>Prices vary too much by region and by print to give absolute figures, so this is a relative index against an extruded PE tube at 100,000 pieces.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Cilt<\/th>\n<th>Extruded PE<\/th>\n<th>PBL<\/th>\n<th>ABL<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20,000 pcs<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>165<\/td>\n<td>190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100,000 pcs<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>138<\/td>\n<td>152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>500,000 pcs<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>118<\/td>\n<td>126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2,000,000 pcs<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"tablecap\">Table 4 \u2014 Relative piece price. The gap closes with volume because print cylinder and tooling amortisation dominate at low volume.<\/p>\n<p>Two structural reasons keep PE cheapest at every volume. The extruded body needs no print cylinders \u2014 decoration is screen or offset on the finished tube, using plates rather than engraved cylinders. And the body is a single material, so there is no lamination step, no primer, no foil and no seam welding.<\/p>\n<p>The counter-argument is artwork. If the design needs a photographic image, PE cannot deliver it and the comparison is over before it starts. That is the real reason most premium cosmetics are laminate and most value and industrial tubes are extruded.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"recycle\">Recyclability is now a purchasing criterion<\/h2>\n<p>This has changed faster than any other part of the decision in the last five years, and it is now often the first question rather than the last.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\u0130n\u015faat<\/th>\n<th>Mono-material<\/th>\n<th>Typical fate<\/th>\n<th>PPWR position<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Extruded PE (single layer)<\/td>\n<td>Evet<\/td>\n<td>HDPE stream, recycled<\/td>\n<td>Favourable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Extruded PE + EVOH co-extrusion<\/td>\n<td>Effectively yes (EVOH &lt; 5 %)<\/td>\n<td>HDPE stream<\/td>\n<td>Favourable if EVOH is minor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PBL (all plastic)<\/td>\n<td>Effectively yes<\/td>\n<td>Often HDPE stream<\/td>\n<td>Favourable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ABL (foil + plastic)<\/td>\n<td>Hay\u0131r<\/td>\n<td>Energy recovery, rarely recycled<\/td>\n<td>Unfavourable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"tablecap\">Table 5 \u2014 End-of-life position. The \"effectively yes\" cases depend on the barrier and tie layers staying below the threshold that sorting equipment can tolerate.<\/p>\n<p>An ABL tube is a metal-plastic composite and no mainstream recycling stream separates it. That does not make it wrong \u2014 a pharma product that fails on barrier is worse than a tube that ends up in energy recovery \u2014 but it does mean the material choice now has a compliance dimension. Brands selling into the EU are already asking for the recyclability class before they ask for the price.<\/p>\n<div class=\"myth\">\n<p><strong>Common assumption:<\/strong> \"PBL is just ABL without the foil, so it is the cheap version.\"<\/p>\n<p>It is not. PBL is a different engineering problem: the EVOH barrier is moisture-sensitive, so the structure needs tie layers and a controlled inner PE thickness to protect it. A well-made PBL is a more demanding co-extrusion than a foil laminate, and it costs more to develop. What it buys is recyclability and the absence of a metal layer, not a lower price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"choose\">A decision sequence that works<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Is the product oxygen-sensitive?<\/strong> If shelf life depends on keeping oxygen out and the product is aqueous, ABL or high-barrier PBL. If it is an oil-based product where oxidation matters, the same answer applies but the numbers differ.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does the artwork need halftone?<\/strong> If yes, laminate \u2014 either ABL or PBL. An extruded tube cannot do it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is recyclability a stated requirement?<\/strong> If yes, extruded PE or PBL. ABL is out unless the product genuinely needs foil.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the volume?<\/strong> Under 30,000 pieces, extruded PE unless the barrier or artwork forces otherwise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does the product need a dead fold or a specific hand feel?<\/strong> ABL for dead fold, PE for springiness, PBL sits between and can be tuned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Run those five in order and you usually end up with one option and a fallback. The teams that get into trouble start with the material they used last time and then look for reasons to keep it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"matching\">Matching the head and cap to the body<\/h2>\n<p>One detail that trips up first-time buyers: the head material has to be compatible with the body material, or the weld will not hold. The head is injection moulded, so it is HDPE or PP; the body is PE, EVOH-based PBL or foil laminate with a PE contact layer.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Body<\/th>\n<th>Compatible head<\/th>\n<th>Weld method<\/th>\n<th>Note<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Extruded HDPE<\/td>\n<td>HDPE<\/td>\n<td>Ultrasonic<\/td>\n<td>The most forgiving combination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Extruded LDPE \/ MDPE<\/td>\n<td>HDPE or LDPE<\/td>\n<td>Ultrasonic, lower energy<\/td>\n<td>Softer body needs support during welding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PBL with PE contact layer<\/td>\n<td>HDPE<\/td>\n<td>Ultrasonic<\/td>\n<td>Must weld to the PE layer, not through to EVOH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ABL with PE contact layer<\/td>\n<td>HDPE<\/td>\n<td>Ultrasonic<\/td>\n<td>Foil must not reach the weld zone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Extruded PP<\/td>\n<td>PP<\/td>\n<td>Spin or hot plate<\/td>\n<td>PP does not weld reliably ultrasonically at thin wall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"tablecap\">Table 6 \u2014 Body and head compatibility. A mismatch here shows up as a leak at the shoulder, not at the weld line, which makes it hard to diagnose.<\/p>\n<p>If the barrier layer reaches the weld zone, the weld fails. This is why laminate tubes leave an unbarriered margin at the cut edge \u2014 the foil or EVOH is trimmed back so that only PE meets PE at the joint. On a co-extruded PE body the same applies: keep the barrier layer out of the last half millimetre before the cut, or specify an all-PE sealing layer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"faq\">\n<h3>Which is better, ABL or PBL?<\/h3>\n<p>For barrier, ABL. Nine micrometres of foil is an absolute barrier and EVOH is not, particularly in humid conditions. For recyclability and for the absence of a metal layer, PBL. ABL remains the choice for oxygen-sensitive pharma and premium cosmetics where shelf life is the binding constraint.<\/p>\n<h3>Is an extruded PE tube suitable for food contact?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, with the right resin grade and the right declarations. Food-contact HDPE and LDPE grades are standard, and the tube body has no adhesive or primer in it, which makes the compliance file simpler than a laminate. The cap and head need their own declarations.<\/p>\n<h3>Why do PE tubes feel different from laminate tubes?<\/h3>\n<p>Because PE is a flexible solid and a laminate is a constrained composite. A PE tube springs back when squeezed and dents without creasing. An ABL tube dead-folds \u2014 it stays where you press it \u2014 and crackles slightly. Consumers use both as quality cues, in opposite directions depending on the category.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I get a transparent tube?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, but not in ABL. Transparent tubes are all-plastic: either extruded PE (translucent rather than water-clear) or a PBL structure without an opaque barrier. If you need genuine clarity you are looking at PET or a different package format entirely, because PE never goes fully clear.<\/p>\n<h3>How much does the barrier layer actually cost?<\/h3>\n<p>A 30 \u00b5m EVOH core adds roughly 8 \u2013 14 % to the body cost depending on the resin market. Foil is cheaper per square metre than EVOH at the same barrier, which is one reason ABL survives despite being unrecyclable.<\/p>\n<h3>Does wall thickness affect barrier?<\/h3>\n<p>Only slightly, and only for the plastic layers. Barrier is dominated by the foil or EVOH layer, not by the PE on either side. Doubling the PE wall from 0.5 to 1.0 mm roughly halves the oxygen transmission \u2014 which still leaves it thousands of times worse than foil.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the minimum EVOH thickness that does anything?<\/h3>\n<p>Below about 8 \u00b5m the layer is discontinuous and the barrier collapses. Practical structures run 12 \u2013 30 \u00b5m. Anything thinner than 12 \u00b5m should be treated as a marketing claim rather than an engineering specification.<\/p>\n<h3>Can ABL tubes be recycled at all?<\/h3>\n<p>Not through mainstream streams. The aluminium and plastic are bonded and no mechanical process separates them economically. Some specialised pyrolysis routes accept them, but at pilot scale. Assume energy recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cta\">\n<p class=\"cta-h\">Not sure which construction your product needs?<\/p>\n<p>Tell us the formula, the target shelf life and the annual volume. We will tell you the barrier you actually need, and whether an extruded tube can meet it.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/boru-ve-tup-ekstruzyonlari\/\">Ask about tube body materials<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rel\">\n<h4>Continue reading<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/plastic-packaging-tube-extrusion\/\">Plastic Packaging Tube Extrusion: From Die to Finished Tube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/packaging-tube-barrier-coextrusion\/\">Barrier Co-Extrusion for Tubes: EVOH and Tie Layers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/packaging-tube-tolerances-wall-thickness\/\">Packaging Tube Tolerances: Diameter, Wall and Ovality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/packaging-tube-extrusion-defects\/\">Tube Extrusion Defects: Gels, Die Lines and Weld Lines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/plasti%cc%87k-ekstruzyon-cozumleri%cc%87\/\">Custom Plastic Extrusion Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three tube constructions that look identical and behave nothing alike: what is in each wall, barrier numbers side by side, the sensory differences consumers notice, cost at four volumes and the recyclability position.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"ABL vs PBL vs PE: Packaging Tube Body Materials","_seopress_titles_desc":"ABL, PBL or PE packaging tube: wall structures, barrier values, hand feel and print quality, relative cost at four volumes, and recyclability under PPWR.","_seopress_robots_index":"1","_seopress_robots_follow":"1","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"17","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/abl-pbl-pe-packaging-tube-materials\/","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"abl pbl pe tube material","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plastic-extrusion-process"],"meta_box":{"post-to-quiz_to":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplastech.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}