Palletizing theft-sensitive merchandise, confidential products, or loads that spend days in export transit requires a machine film with the technical capability of the transparent version plus a permanent layer of visual security. This black machine stretch film—also called black machine wrap or opaque pallet wrapping film—is manufactured by Fortemo from coextruded multilayer LLDPE at 23 µm (90 gauge) with UV-stable black pigment, on a 1500 m roll, designed for warehouses and distribution centers where opacity adds value beyond mechanical containment.
Key Benefits
- Total opacity for visual security: the black pigment completely blocks any view of the pallet contents, deterring theft by visual inspection during transit and reducing the information available for selective-theft attempts.
- Protection against UV radiation: the pigment provides a UV-blocking layer that protects light-sensitive products (electronics, packaged foods, photosensitive chemicals) during prolonged storage or transit under the Caribbean sun.
- High pre-stretch and mechanical strength: the same technical capability as the transparent film — 200-300% pre-stretch on powered carriages and equivalent puncture resistance.
- Visual batch identification: the black color makes it possible to quickly distinguish specific batches in the warehouse or flag shipment types without additional labels.
- Professional Fortemo production: pigment integrated into the LLDPE formulation during coextrusion, ensuring uniform color distribution and mechanical properties equal to the transparent film.
Typical Applications and Uses
- Shipping electronics, pharmaceuticals, spirits, and high-value merchandise where content confidentiality is a priority.
- Palletizing loads for inter-island or international export with prolonged transit in the sun and third-party handling.
- Identifying specific batches in high-volume warehouses where visual contrast saves inventory time.
- Protecting photosensitive products (paints, certain foods, chemicals) during outdoor or semi-covered storage.
Quality and Durability
A budget black film fails on two points: the pigment is not fully integrated in the coextrusion (producing irregular opacity that reveals the contents at certain angles), and the LLDPE formulation is low grade (reducing pre-stretch and increasing in-line breaks). Fortemo works with integrated UV-stable pigment and coextruded multilayer LLDPE, which is what separates a roll with real visual security and professional performance from a tinted film that neither protects nor performs.
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| Material and construction | |
|---|---|
| Material type | Virgin linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) |
| Color | Black |
| Mandrel material | Cardboard |
| Dimensions and format | |
| Roll width | 50 cm (20 in) |
| Roll length | 1500 m (4920 ft) |
| Thickness | 23 µm (90 gauge) |
| Mandrel diameter (internal) | 76 mm (3 in) |
| Roll net weight | 15.9 kg (35 lb) |
| Strength and performance | |
| Pre-stretch | 200% - 300% |
| Durability and protection | |
| UV protection | Yes (high) |
| Presentation and packaging | |
| Presentation | Spool |
| Coil: Width | 21.0 cm (8.27 in) |
|---|---|
| Coil: Height | 55.0 cm (21.65 in) |
| Coil: Depth | 21.0 cm (8.27 in) |
| Coil: Weight | 17.0 kg |
Official FORTEMO warranty
What's covered
Confirmed defect: replacement or refund of the amount paid.
What's not covered
Pago & Seguridad
