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Special Effect Films

Aurora® special effect films by BASF offer product designers, marketers and manufacturers a whole new array of choices when it comes to developing memorable and distinctive packaging, labels, displays, gift wrap and household goods. Aurora???s flexibility enables a wide range of effects, from soft and subtle achieved by emphasizing muted transmission colors to vibrant and
eye-catching using intense reflection colors.

BASF's untinted Aurora films express color and iridescence through light interference - not with pigments or dyes. Crafted from more than 100 layers of nano-thin polymers, Aurora films actually separate white light to create a rainbow of reflections. As your viewing angle shifts, so do the brilliant hues.

Aurora special effect films offer an extensive color pallet to work from when used in combination with different background colors and materials. Lamination to a white background, for example, gives a pure reflection color at the specular angle. Transmission colors appear at other angles as light passing through the film reflects from the white substrate and passes through the film a second time. Lamination to a black background intensifies the reflection color because the black substrate absorbs the transmitted light. Lamination to a colored background retains the reflection color, but changes the transmission color.

BASF produces a range of tinted and untinted Aurora special effect films in a variety of polymers and thicknesses and with a broad range of thermal, mechanical and chemical properties. The Aurora decorative and glitter iridescent films can be used alone or with other films, graphics, background colors or embossing to achieve eye-catching effects.

Aurora films are available with a standard finish or a satin finish. The satin finish contains a pigment that reduces gloss and creates a silky look with just a touch of opaqueness. Satin colors include satin blue (SB), satin green (SG), satin yellow (SY), satin red (SR) and satin white (S).

Aurora laminating films are used in the following applications:

• Laminating films for over lamination
• Laminating films for PVC/polyethylene/polyester films
• Laminating films for ribbon stock/cloth
• Laminating films for paper/boar

• Aurora special effect films 8511 with PBT skin are general purpose iridescent films that are used mainly in many unsupported decorative lamination films applications, such as gift wrap.  They are also used in some solvent lamination applications. The Aurora 8511 iridescent film is available in BG, BV, RG and RR reflection colors.
• Aurora special effect films 8911with PBT skin are iridescent films that are similar to 8511, but with lower color intensity. They can be used in the same decorative lamination films applications. The Aurora 8911 iridescent films are available in BG, BV, RG and RR reflection colors.
• Aurora special effect films 8531 with PETG skin are general purpose iridescent films used mainly in decorative lamination films applications to paper and plastic for gift wrap, garland, gift bags, etc. The Aurora 8531 laminating films have best surface for printing. 
• Aurora special effect films 8851 with a PMMA skin are used mainly for decorative lamination for packaging films. These iridescent films have high color intensity and excellent gloss. The Aurora lamination films 8851 are available in RY, SR reflection colors
• Aurora special effect films 4781 with LLDPE skin are specially designed for lamination to polyethylene for shopping bags and other flexible decorative packaging applications. The Aurora 4781 iridescent films have the color RG.
• Aurora special effect films 9851 with PBT skin, the Diamond Fire® types, are characterized by very high color intensity. The Aurora 9851 iridescent films are used for decorative lamination applications as well as for sequins and glitter. Available reflection colors are RG and RY

Films for Glitter Effects

• Aurora special effect films 8601 with PET skin are primary used for glitter. They are also produced with red, green, blue, yellow, black, and fluorescent tints.
• Aurora special effect films 8851 with a PMMA skin are used for decorative lamination as well as for glitter and sequins. They have high color intensity and excellent gloss. Aurora 8851 iridescent films are available in RY, SR reflection colors.
• Aurora special effect films 4221 with PMMA skin are used for solvent resistant glitter. Main applications are nail polish and other solvent based coatings. The Aurora 4221 iridescent films are available in BG, BV, RG and RR reflection colors.
• Aurora special effect films 9851 with PBT skin, the Diamond Fire types, are characterized by very high color intensity. The Aurora® 9851 iridescent films are used for decorative laminating applications as well as for sequins and glitter. Available reflection colors are RG, and RY

Threads for textile applications

Aurora special effect films 8181 with PBT skin are mainly used in textile applications such as slit thread and fabric lamination. These special iridescent films have best Heat & Solvent Resistance. The Aurora® 8181 films are available in BG, BV, RG and RR reflection colors.

Other Applications

Aurora special effect films 8511 with PBT skin are general purpose iridescent films which are mainly used in many unsupported decorative film applications, such as gift over wrap. Aurora® 8511 iridescent films are also used in some solvent lamination applications. They are available in BG, BV, RG and RR reflection colors.

For more information about Aurora films:

• North America
  • BASF Corporation
  • 100 Campus Drive
  • Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • USA
  • Phone: 800-962-7829
  • Fax: 800-971-1123
  • E-mail: ColorsEffectsCustomerCare@basf.com

• Europe
  • BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution GmbH
  • BASF Group
  • Maarweg 163/165
  • 50825 Köln
  • Germany
  • Tel.: +49 221 95 464 242
  • Fax: +49 221 95 464 322
  • E-Mail: aurora@btc-de.com
  • Web site: www.btc-europe.com/aurora-films

• Asia
  • BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd.
  • 45/F, Jardine House
  • No. 1 Connaught Place
  • Central Hong Kong
  • Tel.: +852 27314-350
  • Fax: +852 27349-641
  • E-mail: evelyn.shen@basf.com