LG

■ Showcasing world-class ultra-thin mono-material ‘UNIQABLE’ with thickness reduced from 14 to 12 micrometers at Interpack 2026
 
■ Demonstrating lightweight packaging innovation through customer-tailored material design and downgauging technology
 
■ Expanding global partnerships and commercial applications across food, detergent and pet food packaging
 
 
Dusseldorf, May 7, 2026 - LG Chem will spotlight its breakthrough mono-material packaging innovation, UNIQABLE™, at Interpack 2026, starting May 7 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
 
Under its theme for the event, “Material-driven. Redefining Packaging Standards,” the company will showcase the technological capabilities of the ultra-thin packaging film. This material has achieved a world-leading thickness of just 12 micrometers for a mono-material structure while maintaining high-performance characteristics such as strength, sealability and moisture barrier protection.
 
UNIQABLE is a packaging solution that enables customer-tailored optimization of properties such as processability, strength, sealing stability and moisture barrier performance from the material development stage to align with each customer’s packaging requirements. It is currently used in a wide range of consumer packaging applications, including food, pet food and household products.
 
As the importance of the circular economy continues to grow, UNIQABLE stands out as an innovative material that delivers both sustainability and high functionality. It improves recyclability through a single polyethylene (PE) structure while maintaining performance equivalent to conventional multi-material packaging films.
 
Mono-materials are generally easier to recycle, but they often must be thicker to achieve performance comparable to multi-material structures. LG Chem’s UNIQABLE addresses this limitation through downgauging technology, which reduces material thickness by two micrometers to achieve lightweighting and makes it an increasingly practical alternative for the packaging industry.
 
At Interpack 2026, LG Chem will present commercialized applications of UNIQABLE, including a kitchen detergent pouch used by LG H&H (Household & Health Care) and packaging materials for flagship food products from major domestic companies. Based on these examples, the company plans to expand collaboration with global customers across a wider range of packaging applications, including packaging films.
 
“Packaging innovation that begins with material technology is expanding into a wider range of industries through proven commercial applications,” said Lee Choong-hoon, Vice President and Head of LG Chem’s NCC/PO Business Unit. “We will continue to lead innovation and advance sustainable value in the next-generation packaging film market.”
 
Interpack is Europe’s largest packaging industry exhibition, encompassing the entire packaging value chain from consumer goods packaging for food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to industrial packaging and processing equipment. This year, approximately 2,500 companies from about 60 countries are expected to participate, with more than 170,000 visitors expected to attend.