SilaplastTM is a thermally stable slip additive that provides various benefits over traditional oleamide/erucamide additives for plastic film manufacturing. Some key advantages of SilaplastTM are that it does not decompose or migrate at elevated temperatures, allows for easier extrusion and processing, more consistent coefficient of friction values, and does not require addition to every layer in multilayer films. Oleamide/erucamide additives can migrate and lose effectiveness over time and at higher processing temperatures.