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BOPP film has been a success story in flexible packaging for a number of years. Its beneficial properties range from good moisture barrier to handling well in machinery. This has enabled BOPP to displace competing materials across a range of end-use sectors and led to an increased number of technology advances as developers look to take the film to the next generation.
Get the latest intelligence on:
- How market drivers could affect your business
- Which production technologies will change the industry
- New applications and their impact on the marketplace
Contents include:
Introduction
Market drivers
Defines and analyses the drivers shaping demand for BOPP films
BOPP film characteristics
Describes the characteristics of BOPP films, their relevance to applications and how they are modified to suit varying demand requisites
- Coefficient of friction
- Crimp seal strength, MST, and range
- Dimensional stability
- Gauge
- Gloss
- Haze
- Light transmission
- Opacity
- Optical density
- Oxygen transmission rate
- Tensile strength/modulus/ elongation
- Wetting tension and contact angle
- Water vapour transmission rate
- Yield and unit weight
Production technology
An overview of technologies and processes involved in the manufacture of BOPP films
- Stenter method
- Bubble method
Applications
Examples of use and SWOT analysis of BOPP films in each
- Packaging
- Labelling
- Overwrapping/decorative
- Tapes
- Technical
Product developments
Review and analysis of selected new products
- TOppCure
- Labellyte
- Porofresh
- Rayoface
- Propofresh
- Polimagic
- Easy Radil
- Treofan SRB
Industry development review
Summary of BOPP film industry news 2003-2006
Market status
Overview of global supply and demand
Company summaries
Summaries of selected leading BOPP film manufacturers/marketers