Packaging Benefits

Packaging Benefits

Plastic packaging is used in the composition of over 50% of all packaging for consumer products
although it accounts for a mere 15% by weight of all packaging materials

9 indisputable qualities Because plastics are:

  • cost-effective,
  • lightweight,
  • easy to convert,
  • transparent or opaque, matt or glossy, smooth or grainy,
  • rigid or flexible,
  • unbreakable at cold temperatures (deepfreeze) and equally capable of withstanding high temperatures (hot-fill process, cooking and sterilization in situ),
  • either permeable or a barrier to oxygen and moisture, as required,
  • chemically inert in contact with food products and medicines,
  • Hygienic and durable.

Plastics have naturally conquered the packaging market with their excellent capacity to adapt compared to traditional materials which remain confined to specific applications.