coextruded

adjective

co·ex·trud·ed ˌkō-ik-ˈstrü-dəd

variants or co-extruded

: produced by simultaneous extrusion of multiple layers

The carbonated beverage container is a can within a can; the 7-layer coextruded package consists of a lightweight fluted plastic shell inside a smooth plastic outer container.—

Predicasts Technology Update, 30 Apr. 1983

co–extruded plastic cans

coextrude

ˌkō-ik-ˈstrüd

transitive verb

or co-extrude

coextruded or co-extruded; coextruding or co-extruding; coextrudes or co-extrudes

The product, made in Mount Vernon, Ind., is coextruded into two layers—one clear, one colored—to simulate automotive paint. —

Alexander H. Tullo, Chemical & Engineering News, 20 May 2002

The company designed the pen to be light, very durable, easy to clean, modular and completely free-standing. Hampel coextrudes a polyethylene sheet, which gives the pen walls the required rigidity. —

Bill Bregar, Plastics News, 30 Sept. 2013

coextrusion

ˌkō-ik-ˈstrü-zhən

noun

or co-extrusion

plural coextrusions or co-extrusions

Another breakthrough in packaging results from a process called "barrier coextrusion," in which plastics with different properties are layered into a single sheet. —

James R. Chiles, Smithsonian, November 1985