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Saran (plastic)

Saran is the trade name of a thin plastic film used for keeping food fresh by sealing. The compound polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) was discovered in 1933 by researchers from the Dow Chemical Company and registered in 1940. It was acquired by S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. in 1998 and the formulation changed to a less effective polyethylene (PE) in 2004 due to…

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Owner
S. C. Johnson & Son
Country
United States
Introduced
1949; 77 years ago (1949)
Previous owners
Dow Chemical Company
Product type
Plastic wrap

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Formulation change to polyethylene

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Saran (plastic)

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples5
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Saran (plastic)

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Country · 1
Saran (plastic) → United States
Introduced · 1
Saran (plastic) → 1949; 77 years ago (1949)
Owner · 1
Saran (plastic) → S. C. Johnson & Son
Previous owners · 1
Saran (plastic) → Dow Chemical Company
Product type · 1
Saran (plastic) → Plastic wrap

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dow pvdc food saran polyethylene wrap plastic company film polyvinylidene chloride johnson son oxygen product chemical used united states permeability

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Saran (plastic)CountryUnited States1.00infobox
Saran (plastic)Introduced1949; 77 years ago (1949)1.00infobox
Saran (plastic)OwnerS. C. Johnson & Son1.00infobox
Saran (plastic)Previous ownersDow Chemical Company1.00infobox
Saran (plastic)Product typePlastic wrap1.00infobox

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