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Third, the replacement and update of packaging materials

The quality of packaging depends largely on the properties of the packaging material. There can be no good packaging products without good packaging materials. Packaging new materials and packaging new technologies are the primary pursuit of packaging companies or research institutes. Now many new products and new processes must have new packaging materials in order to achieve good packaging results.

Based on environmental requirements, packaging materials that are environmentally unfriendly are urgently updated. New types of packaging materials are being developed, and some have achieved initial success, mainly in the following categories:

1. The plastic packaging represented by the EPS fast food box will be replaced by a new type of paper packaging.

In many places due to the hazards of plastic packaging waste, such as EPS fast food boxes, such as the amount of large, difficult to recycle and deal with the plastic packaging has been limited, the country has issued a document will be listed as the key to replace the packaging products. The new type of packaging produced from pulp and plant fibers has emerged as one of the key promotion programs of the State. Replacement EPS-type packaging products also include Eppl industry packaging liners.

2. Plastic bag packaging materials are moving toward soluble, non-polluting materials.

Many cities have banned the use of ultra-thin plastic bags (packages), so the environment-friendly plastic packaging materials are in urgent need of research and development. Such as composite materials in the composite plastic film, a variety of surface coating. Some researches on new materials that can replace existing plastic packaging materials have made progress. For example, water-soluble plastic films and other biodegradable plastic films have begun to be applied. In particular, some foreign companies are targeting large Chinese markets. For example, some Japanese companies began to seek partners in our country to establish joint ventures to produce soluble plastic films.

3. Wood packaging is looking for alternative packaging materials.

As the United States and other Western countries use the “Cattle” as an excuse to find wood products in Chinese export products, and restrict the export of Chinese products, any products that use wood packaging must undergo complex special treatment or be replaced with other materials. Due to the problem of cost and price, even heavy-duty corrugated boxes are difficult to handle. Therefore, at present, China is already working on research and we recommend using honeycomb cardboard boxes instead. However, it is necessary to solve the problems that the box can withstand gravity and handling strength.

4. Other new auxiliary packaging materials are also urgently studied.

Such as adhesives, surface treatment agents, inks and so on. Many cartons in China have large paper consumption, high cost, and low strength, because the quality and performance of these auxiliary packaging materials cannot meet the requirements. In terms of packaging printing inks, environmental protection inks (or green inks for short) have become popular in the world, and China is currently vigorously developing. For example, Zhuzhou Institute of Technology cooperates with Shishchenko Group to develop several kinds of multifunctional water-based inks that have been mass-produced. The user responded well after use.

Fourth, packaging and processing integration

Many packaging technologies are based on new packaging ideas. Packaging new thinking is to detach existing packaging technologies and products, and apply other related technology combinations to packaging to form new packaging technologies. There are several types of technologies in this area:

1. Packaging curing technology - the update of curing and drying energy, from heat to light;

2. Packaging cutting technology - new cutting and forming equipment;

3. Combination of packaging and processing technology - a combination of packaging and processing;

4. Packaging function borrowing technology - packaging function beyond packaging, value-added effect;

5. Packaging function protection technology - Adding functional ingredients such as fresh-keeping, bactericidal, moisture-proof, anti-static and anti-odor to packaging materials.

In addition to the above five aspects, there should be other technologies, such as packaging technology for fresh produce (packaging for living packages). In addition, with the emergence of new packaging materials, some new changes have also occurred in the packaging process. Such as the emergence of dry stretch film, so that wrapping, shrinkage, banding and other processes into one, the operation is simplified and fast.

The most promising of these is the packaging and processing technology. It solves a lot of processing technology, directly borrows the packaging mechanism, realizes the integration of packaging and processing, and makes packaging more potential and effective.

Fifth, the packaging industry must rely on the industry

The development of packaging industrialization is achieved through the combination of technology and products in the market to increase market share. The packaging industry in the future should not only have characteristics but also have scale. Like Tetra Pak is relying on characteristics and technology to dominate the world. With the emphasis on environmental protection, the recycling of packaging will result in a new type of packaging industry, and there will be faster development.

The packaging industry must rely on the industry, backed by equipment and technology, and take the path of conglomeration. Many packaging companies founded or co-founded by cigarette factories, cosmetics factories, pharmaceutical factories, wineries, etc. have good product quality and economic benefits because they rely on the industry and have a stable market.

Specialization and technological innovation are the magic weapon for the packaging industry to be invincible in the competition, and technology-based packaging industries that are technology-led, such as professional can-making plants, bottle-making plants, lid-covering plants, and new-type packaging material plants. The greater the development, the typical representative of this type of packaging industry.

Source: China Packaging News