What Is Flexible Plastic Packaging?

Flexible Plastic Packaging is a fast-growing portion of the packaging industry.  A sophisticated machine typically uses plastic films such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and others to create durable and versatile storage solutions for food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and more.  Examples of some items stored in flexible plastic packaging that you may find in your home can include a re-sealable bag of granola, a squeezable pouch of toothpaste, and plastic pouches that contain detergent for your dishwasher.

Using flexible packaging offers many benefits over traditional rigid packaging.  Some advantages include:

• Less material weight makes flexible plastic packaging lighter in weight, making shipping costs cheaper.
• Flexible plastic packaging uses less material than traditional rigid packaging, allowing for faster production time.
• The materials used in flexible plastic packaging can extend product life, shielding products from harmful contaminants that could ruin the product.
• An increasing variety of flexible plastic packaging is designed with recycling in mind, as we noted in our March 2020 blog.

Flexible packaging touches the lives of most consumers every day.  Typical food applications that extensively use flexible packaging include: Bakery, Coffee, Dairy, Frozen Food, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Pet Food, and Tea.  Other consumer products also use flexible packaging like Healthcare, and Personal Care,
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