Specialist Products
Although the plastics industry emerged as a result of discoveries made less than a hundred years ago, it has helped enable our modern lifestyle and create opportunities in all areas from global communications to computing and packaging. The flexible packaging and films industry has a strong track record in innovation and continues to design and develop products which meet the increasing demands of modern society and the businesses which drive it forward.
There is a range of extremely versatile and highly functional polymer types to suit every purpose. These can be enhanced by the use of additives which confer special attributes and functions to the plastic. In addition, our industry has developed special processes which range from co-extrusion and laminating to coatings, finishes and treatments which meet many specialist needs.
Our members produce products such as pharmaceutical blister packs enabling safe dosage control; UVA control and anti-static films for everything from sensitive electronic components to growth-enhancing horticultural films; gas and moisture barrier films for food preservation; freezer-to-oven plastics; security closures and tamper-proof/tamper-evident seals; easy-open/easy-close products; anti-fogging films; biocidal and temperature-sensitive films; breathable films for balanced atmosphere packaging; decorative film sleeves for use on other packaging materials such as glass bottles and metal cans; and many more technical and specialist products.