Friday 4 August 2017

Growth of transparent barrier packaging films market supported by the food industry

Nowadays, the preference of consumers is increasing towards food without artificial preservative due to rising health awareness. Hence, the usage of high-barrier packaging to prolong the shelf life of the product has increased on the global scale. Further, it has been noted that food manufacturers use transparent barrier films packaging as an efficient tool to increase the sales of the food product by proudly highlighting the freshness of the food items to the customers.
As per recent reports, it has been noted that the global transparent barrier packaging films in the food industry to grow at a CAGR of 6.34% during the period 2017-2021.
Transparent Barrier Packaging Films

It is important to know that, transparent barrier packaging films are used for offering transparency to the product and guarding them against gases, dust, moistness, and aroma. It is basically a packaging film made up of different types of polymers, depending on the application. Such a form of high barrier film packaging is viewed as an appropriate alternative for food packaging and pharmaceutical packaging, to maintain a certain level of protection for the products, and extend shelf life. 
Considering the geographical facet, the major market regions include APAC, EMEA, and Americas. Among these, the global market is presently led by Asia Pacific, which possesses the maximum share in the transparent barrier packaging films market. Further, the most popular varieties available for use include pouch packaging, skin, and windowed packaging.
Toppan Printing, Berry Global, Amcor, Mitsubishi Plastic and Bemis, along with Ampac Holdings, Innovia Films and Charter NEX, are known to the prime manufacturers in this sector contributing to its growth in the years to follow.