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Know the Best Features of BOPP Films

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Know the Best Features of BOPP Films

Glossy BOPP film is the most preferred flexible food packaging material in the world now. The rapid growth of the packaged food market increased the need for BOPP or biaxial oriented polypropylene films worldwide now. With case studies confirming its environmental benefits, including 87 % less natural resource consumption, 79 % carbon dioxide emissions, and 69 % reduction of solid waste into landfills during its manufacturing makes it the first choice by all countries now.  It is the reason that its market share is to reach 22.07 billion USD in 2025 from 16.22 billion USD in 2019 at 5 % CAGR.

Coex films 

BOPP films in food packaging are generally in two forms, including coex films or co-extruded films or heat-sealable films. Unlike polyester films that cannot get heat-sealed on their own, coex and heat sealable films are used as a single web for food packaging. With many customized layer coextrusions and designs, these films give the precise solution for all food-packaging needs. And, they could be the right choice for unique barrier properties, superior sealing, incredible impact resistance, transmission rates, among others.

Making glossy BOPP films

The polypropylene film is stretched in both machine and transverse direction to produce BOPP or rightly called the biaxially oriented polypropylene films. Apart from packing, it has applications in lamination, labeling other others. With its yield benefits of the lowest density of 0.55 for IML orange peel effect, recyclability with PP containers among others, it's global demand continues to rise over the years and expected more in the future due to its many features including

Features of BOPP films 

  • With its excellent gloss and high transparency provides an incredible look and fantastic elegant finish
  • Unlike other polyester, films tend to resist outer pollution and other harmful chemicals
  • With density nearing 0.90 g/m, it provides high yield within fewer costs compared to many films including polyester films
  • Out-standing clarity, best dimensional stability, and flatness
  • High performance on high speeding printing with low electric static charge
  • Excellent barrier to moisture, water vapor, oils, grease, and others
  • Resistant to puncture or crack over a wide range of temperatures
  • Does not wrinkle or shrink according to changes in the environment

BOPP films in food packaging 

BOPP films are now the first choice for all food packaging solutions for many worldwide. It is due to its above properties and additionally of increasing shelf appeal, graphic reproduction among others including

Product quality

Due to narrow gauge speed, it gives functional seal integrity, and consistency provides product quality that is unmatchable by others.  It is also of high heat seal strength, broad sealing window, low seal initiation temperature, and excellent machinability.

Extending shelf life 

Apart from being a moisture barrier, providing the best oxygen barrier by its metalized variant plays a vital role in extending the shelf life of products and thus reduces food wastage.

Environment friendly

With low carbon emission, recyclability, and less consumption of natural resources during production and reduction of solid waste makes it the best environmentally friendly.

Jindal Poly Films is the largest manufacturer of glossy BOPP films in India and offers a full range from 7 to 70 microns. They now have a current capacity of 251,000 TPA to become the market leaders in the world fast.

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