Tenneco Packaging Inc.

W Mark Dutt

David V Dobreski

Edward M Bullard

George N Eichbauer

Richard E Leone

A multilayer, thermoplastic stretch wrap film containing at least four polymeric film layers and comprised of a first outer cling layer, a second outer cling layer, at least one inner polymeric layer and at least one core layer. The first and second layers have a cling force to s each other of at least about 140 grams/inch. The stretch wrap film has at least one inner polymeric layer, located between the first and second layers. The inner polymeric layer comprises a low polydispersity polymer. The low polydispersity polymer has a polydispersity of from about 1 to about 4, a melt index (I.sub.2) of from about 0.5 to about 10 g/10 min., and a melt flow ratio (I.sub.20 /I.sub.2) of from about 12 to about 22. The core layer, also located between the outer cling layers, comprises either a random copolymer of propylene and ethylene, a heterophasic copolymer of propylene with domains of ethylene interspersed, a polypropylene homopolymer, or blends thereof. The random ethylene-propylene copolymer has a melt flow ratio of from about 2 to about 15 and an ethylene content in the range of from about 2 to about 6 wt. % of the propylene copolymer. The heterophasic copolymer has a melt flow ratio of about 10 to about 18 and an ethylene content in the range of from about 12 to 30 wt. % of the heterophasic propylene. The polypropylene homopolymer has a melt flow ratio of from about 2 to about 15. The multilayer stretch wrap film has a maximum stretch of at least 340% and a machine direction stress force @ 200% elongation of between about 1400 and about 1900 psi. It is contemplated that additional layers may be added to the present invention.

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