SHEETLIKE COMPOSITE, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DIMENSIONALLY STABLE FOODSTUFF CONTAINERS, HAVING AN OUTER POLYMER LAYER WHICH IS SUPERIMPOSED ON A COLOUR APPLICATION

1 . A sheetlike composite, comprising as a layer sequence in a direction from an outer surface of the sheetlike composite to an inner surface of the sheetlike composite

a) an outer polymer layer,

b) a colour application,

c) a carrier layer, and

d) a barrier layer;

wherein the outer polymer layer is characterised by a density in a range from 919 to 925 kg/m 3 .

2 . The sheetlike composite according to claim 1 , wherein the outer polymer layer is further characterised by a melt flow index in the range from 2 to 6 g/10 min.

3 . The sheetlike composite according to claim 1 , wherein the colour application adjoins the carrier layer.

4 . The sheetlike composite according to claim 1 , wherein the outer polymer layer is an outermost layer of the sheetlike composite.

5 . The sheetlike composite according to claim 1 , wherein the outer polymer layer is further characterised by a melting temperature in the range from 107.5 to 115° C.

6 . A process, comprising as process steps

a) provision of a sheetlike composite precursor, comprising a carrier layer;

b) superimposing a colour application to the carrier layer on a first side of the carrier layer;

c) superimposing an outer polymer composition to the colour application on the first side of the carrier layer and obtaining an outer polymer layer from the outer polymer composition;

wherein the process comprises a further process step of superimposing a barrier layer to the carrier layer on a further side of the carrier layer which is opposite to the first side;

wherein the outer polymer composition is characterised by a density in a range from 920 to 926 kg/m 3 .

7 . A sheetlike composite, obtainable by the process according to claim 6 .

8 . A container precursor, comprising at least one sheetlike region of the sheetlike composite according to claim 1 .

9 . A container, comprising at least one sheetlike region of the sheetlike composite according to claim 1 .

10 . A process, comprising as process steps:

a. providing at least one sheetlike region of the sheetlike composite according to claim 1 , this at least one sheetlike region including a first longitudinal rim and a further longitudinal rim;

b. folding the at least one sheetlike region; and

c. contacting and joining the first longitudinal rim to the further longitudinal rim, thereby obtaining a longitudinal seam.

11 . A container precursor, obtainable by the process according to claim 10 .

12 . A process, comprising as process steps

a] providing the container precursor according to claim 8 ;

b] forming a base region of a container by folding the sheetlike region;

c] closing the base region by joining faces of the sheetlike region to each other;

d] filling the container precursor with a foodstuff;

e] forming a top region of the container by folding the sheetlike region; and

f] closing the top region by joining faces of the sheetlike region to each other, thereby obtaining a closed container.

13 . A closed container, obtainable by the process according to claim 12 .

14 . A use of the sheetlike composite according to claim 1 for preparing a foodstuff container.

15 . A use of a polyolefin having a density in a range from 920 to 926 kg/m 3 in an outer polymer layer of a sheetlike composite, comprising as a layer sequence in a direction from an outer surface of the sheetlike composite to an inner surface of the sheetlike composite

a) the outer polymer layer,

b) a colour application,

c) a carrier layer, and

d) a barrier layer.