Page 26 - Griffin Gazette Issue 3 - 2018

Sun Master Films

By Sotiris Droulias, Marketing Manager, Agricultural Films Division, Plastika Kritis
The Plastika Kritis Group supplies all the Sun Master films to Griffin. We consist of 10
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companies with three film plants. We were established in 1970 and were the first in the
world to provide 3-layer technology (1983) to the horticultural and agricultural markets.
All our film factories focus on only one group of products: horticultural and agricultural
films. Most of these are now 7-layer films.

• We have our headquarters in Greece, but we export to over 72 countries.
• We are vertically integrated and in addition to films, we produce the following:
- All the additives, stabilizers and masterbatches needed for our film
production (in-house)
- Produce all the energy we need from renewable sources—wind and solar

- We recycle used plastics to make things like piping

OUR LATEST FILM PRODUCTS INCLUDE:
The two products in our EVO Range:
a. The Sun Master EVO AC: A thermal, highly diffusing film with permanent AC
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b. The Sun Master EVO2: This 12-mil film consists of two films extruded together.
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Sun Master IV (4-year clear) as the top layer and Sun Master EVO AC (thermal w/
permanent AC) as the bottom layer. This product installs like a single sheet (only one
pass) and performs like a tube, but, with one product as the top layer and another
product as the bottom layer.
c. New Silver OW film: Our silver OW range is here to change the way we think about
shaded OW films. Contrary to the white films that are broadly used in the industry,
the silver OW products do not block UV radiation from entering the covered area. So,
while the shade factor would be the same as regular white film, the quality of light that
comes through a silver film radically different. All this at no extra cost compared to
the usual white films. The silver OW films will soon be available in all levels of shade,
thicknesses and widths. The first 2.4mil, 70% silver shade OW film is already on it's
way to the US. As with anything new, testing on various crops is advised.
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