Plastic film is a primary flexible packaging material, used extensively for packaging and as a lamination layer. As plastic packaging gains market share, the application of composite plastic flexible packaging has expanded across sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, with food packaging representing the largest application area. In the packaging sector, plastic films are evolving toward high-performance and multifunctional capabilities. In agriculture, demand for functional agricultural films is rising. Meanwhile, new application opportunities for plastic films continue to emerge in fields such as electronics, healthcare, and construction.
Packaging Sector
Food packaging is the largest application area, encompassing packaging for beverages, quick-frozen foods, retort-pouch foods, and fast foods. BOPP film is widely used for packaging products such as food, confectionery, cigarettes, tea, fruit juice, milk, and textiles. Downstream applications also include packaging for personal care products, pharmaceuticals, and electronics/appliances. Biodegradable films are also being developed and applied in food packaging.
Agricultural Sector
Agricultural plastic film is a crucial covering material for protected horticulture. Demand for functional agricultural films-such as light-conversion films and thermal-insulation films-is expected to grow. Silage film is used to wrap silage and is widely utilized in the livestock and animal husbandry industries.
Industrial and Other Sectors
Industrial applications include solar backsheets, optical films, master rolls for adhesive tapes, and substrates for metallization. New application areas continue to open up in sectors such as electronics, healthcare, and construction. BOPA film is utilized across a wide range of fields, including food packaging, personal care packaging, pharmaceutical blister packs, electronics packaging, and construction chemicals.
Emerging Sectors
In emerging fields such as pouch-type lithium batteries and solid-state batteries, BOPA film serves as a vital packaging material, playing an irreplaceable role.