Why is plastic packaging popular? These characteristics are key!

Most of the products we come into contact with in our daily lives, such as food, clothing, skincare products, and express delivery, have plastic packaging. So why is plastic packaging so popular?

Firstly, considering the barrier properties of packaging, plastic materials have excellent barrier properties. The barrier properties of plastics include gas barrier properties, water vapor barrier properties, and fragrance retention properties. Depending on the requirements of different items, different degrees of barrier materials can be selected when making packaging. This strong barrier to some extent reduces the potential losses that may occur during transportation and sales of goods, such as being soaked in water, staining with unpleasant odors, and so on.

Plastic packaging has better resistance to chemicals, and generally plastics have good corrosion resistance to common chemicals such as acids and alkalis. For example, asbestos phenolic plastic made with asbestos as a filler, although made of plastic material, has much higher acid resistance than glass containers. It can hold concentrated hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid, and even hydrofluoric acid at 160 ℃.

In terms of weight, plastic packaging also has an advantage over packaging made of other materials. As we can all notice in our daily lives, plastic packaging is lightweight and has good mechanical properties. If goods need to be transported over long distances, plastic material packaging can help reduce transportation burden and make transportation more convenient. Compared to plastic packaging, if glass, wood, metal and other materials are used for packaging, the transportation weight will be heavier and the transportation cost will increase.

When we do packaging, in addition to considering factors such as waterproofing, moisture resistance, and lightweight, aesthetics cannot be ignored. Due to the ability of plastic packaging to be made transparent, when it is made into a packaging container, it not only facilitates consumers to visually see the contents of the packaging, but also carefully designed transparent packaging is more fashionable and beautiful, which can stimulate consumers' desire to purchase.

Due to its low raw material consumption, convenient processing, low energy consumption, and high molding efficiency, plastic packaging has a very important advantage, which is its low price and ability to reduce the cost of product packaging.

Plastic material packaging has numerous advantages, high cost-effectiveness, and strong market competitiveness, which has gained widespread attention from businesses and favor from consumers. Its applications cover multiple fields such as food, medicine, light industry, textiles, and daily small commodities, and have become one of the most important varieties of packaging materials.

If you are looking to choose a suitable product packaging, then plastic packaging is a good choice!