There is an old saying in China that “a man depends on clothes, and a Buddha depends on gold”. Then, by the same token, the importance of a good packaging for the product is self-evident. In addition to being beautiful, the function of packaging also includes protecting the product from external factors during storage and transportation, and increasing the added value of the product. In the packaging industry, flexible packaging has become one of the most important packaging forms for shelf sales due to its brilliant colors, rich functions, and various forms. Under the guidance of the sustainable development strategy, my country’s composite film flexible packaging industry is also developing in the direction of “green” and “sustainable”. The so-called composite flexible packaging is a flexible packaging material formed by combining two or more materials with different properties to form a new type of high-performance packaging that can give full play to the advantages of various materials.
rigid-packaging
According to the data, it was not until the late 1970s that the composite film flexible packaging industry began to develop in my country, which is an emerging industry. Prior to this, paper bag packaging and tin box packaging once occupied the mainstream of the market. However, these packages have problems such as short fresh-keeping time and heavy shells. Under the rapid economic development, some simple food packaging entered the market, but due to the improper control of the packaging industry at that time, some businesses added harmful materials into the finished packaging products for personal gain to reduce costs. Therefore, plastic packaging has become a consumer product. The “invisible killer” in daily life, the “white garbage” of environmental pollution, and packaging problems have always existed.
flexible-packaging
After the reform and opening up, driven by industry demand, my country’s composite film flexible packaging market demand is strong, and the development is relatively stable. It also further promotes the transformation from “rigid packaging” to “flexible packaging” in my country, and the coexistence of development and environmental protection. The soft packaging industry actively promotes energy conservation and emission reduction.
As we all know, the base material of flexible packaging composite is mainly plastic film, followed by paper, metal foil and composite materials. Looking back at the development history of the composite film flexible packaging industry, the main problems facing the packaging industry are energy saving, emission reduction and recycling of plastic products.
At present, with the needs of the development of the market economy, composite flexible packaging should have a variety of characteristics such as flexibility, high transparency, good gas and moisture barriers, low cost, and convenient use, so that it can be used not only for consumer and institutional products, but also for Suitable for industrial use.
According to industry insiders, in the future, composite film flexible packaging will not only be limited to independent small packaging for the global food field, but will also involve packaging design and brand building for fast-moving goods such as cosmetics and daily necessities. The market for composite film flexible packaging is constantly expanding.