AFM-PE2006 Anti-Fog Masterbatch for PE Film and Injection Molding

AFM-PE2006 uses a polyethylene carrier resin loaded with a blended anti-fog additive package. The active components migrate from the polymer bulk to the film surface during and after processing, where they lower the surface tension between condensed water and the polymer. Rather than beading into discrete droplets that scatter light, condensate spreads into a continuous transparent layer that drains along the film surface. Packaged goods stay visible through the film instead of disappearing behind a haze of moisture.

The formulation covers both cold-fog and hot-fog conditions, which matters more than it sounds. Cold fog forms on chilled-display and refrigerated packaging, where condensation is slow and the additive must remain effective at low temperature over long storage periods. Hot fog forms on hot-fill and microwaveable packaging, where a sudden burst of steam condenses on a film that is itself warming — a condition that defeats additive packages tuned only for refrigeration. AFM-PE2006 handles both, so a converter running mixed packaging lines does not need to inventory two separate anti-fog grades.

BASTONE produces AFM-PE2006 in-house at its Hangzhou Economic Development Zone facility, and the additive package is BASTONE's proprietary formulation rather than a repackaged third-party concentrate. Control over the compounding step is what makes dispersion consistent from lot to lot. AFM-PE2006 disperses readily in PE base resin, so converters blend the pellets with virgin resin at the hopper, feed the mixture, and run their existing process without meaningful adjustment to extrusion temperatures, die gap, or chill roll settings.

Formulation and testing happen at BASTONE's own R&D center, part of a group structure that operates four production sites. Anti-fog performance depends heavily on additive selection, loading ratio, and carrier compatibility — variables that a trading house cannot adjust and a compounder without R&D support cannot troubleshoot. Buyers who need the additive balance shifted toward a specific film structure, storage temperature, or migration rate can work with BASTONE's formulators directly.

FDA and GB certification covers the food-contact end of the market, which is where nearly all anti-fog film volume goes. Converters supplying supermarket fresh-produce wrap, tray lidding, and meat overwrap need documentation on the additive package before qualifying a masterbatch, and BASTONE supplies it as the manufacturer of record.