Heat Seal Metalized Film Market

Heat Seal Metalized Film Market: Significance

Over the years, it has been seen that flexible packaging has shortcoming of permeability where at some level they permit moisture or gasses to penetrate through the packaging. To overcome this problem, packaging companies have turned up towards metalized barrier films to avoid interference of external environment from manipulating the interior atmosphere of packaging. Heat seal metalized films are usually designed with co-extrusion process and the outer layer of the film is coated with metal coatings such as aluminum, whereas the inner web is made of multi-layer laminate. Heat seal metalized films are specially designed to serve packaging applications that require high seal strengths. The heat seal metalized films form a very good barrier solution for general factors such as moisture, gasses, external heat, UV rays, etc. Hence, with low oxygen and air transmission rate, heat seal metalized films are ideal to preserve food products for the longer period of time. Also, heat seal metalized films have also emerged as a cost-effective alternative packaging solution for aluminum foil packaging. 

Global Heat Seal Metalized Film Market: Segmentation

On the basis of thickness, the global heat seal metalized film market has been segmented as –

• Less than 10 micron
• Range between 10 micron to 25 micron
• Range between 25 micron to 40 micron
• Above 40 micron 

On the basis of material used, the global heat seal metalized film market has been segmented as –

• Films
  • BOPET
  • BOPP
  • CPP
  • Polyimide
  • Polycarbonate
  • TPU (Thermoplastic polyurethane)
• Metal Coatings
  • Aluminum (Alox)
  • Silica (Siox) 

On the basis of film type, the global heat seal metalized film market has been segmented as –

• Two layer film
• Three layer film
• Multilayer film 

On the basis of printing technology, the global heat seal metalized film market has been segmented as –

• Flexographic
• Gravure
• Offset
• Others

 On the basis of applications, the global heat seal metalized film market has been segmented as follows –

• Food
  • Fresh Food
  • Ready to Eat Meal
  • Bakery and Confectionery
  • Other Food
• Beverages
• Personal Care & Cosmetics
• Homecare & Toiletries
• Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
• Electronic & Consumer Durable
• Industrial Packaging
• Others (Automotive Parts & Machinery Components etc.) 

Global Heat Seal Metalized Film Market: Key Players

Examples of some of the key players in the heat seal metalized film market across the globe are Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Cosmo Films Ltd., Ester Industries Ltd., Celplast Metallized Products Limited,  Borealis AG., Sysco Industries Limited, Jindal Poly Films Limited, Dunmore Corporation, Thai Film Industries Public Company Limited, Yi Feng Packaging Material Limited, Rainbow Plastics Industries, and many more.

Key developments & Trends

The established market players that currently manufacture regular as well as heat seal metalized films are out to design & innovate to launch new products in collaboration with local/regional players in order to expand its market presence and gain significant market share.

For instance:

• In January 2017, Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of specialty BOPP films launched Metalized Barrier Films (corona treated on both sides), which are used for sandwich as well as for duplex lamination in snack foods, shampoo sachets, etc., where loss of moisture is a concern.
• In September 2015, Jindal Films Americas LLC introduced a new range of metallized barrier and sealant films for various flexible packaging applications at an international exhibition for packaging technology named Fachpack in Nürnberg, Germany   

The Road Ahead

Heat seal metalized film market is driven by the demand for reliable easy & reliable sealing process to curb the leakage problems that take place during the traditional sealing at times of packaging. Also, the ability of metalized film from not letting the light, moisture to penetrate the packaging is driving the heat seal metalized film packaging market. Over the years, there has been a significant shift in consumer lifestyle patterns largely amongst the emerging economies, wherein; the manufacturers have extensively adopted the use of high barrier packaging solutions such as heat seal metalized films to ensure easy adhesion of marketed goods, thereby accelerating the growth of global heat seal metalized films market.

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