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The journey of a product, from its strategizing to the final output on the table, is long. This elongated journey also includes the risk of your product getting exposed to spoilage during picking, transit, packaging, or shipping.
Packaging plays a vital role in handling the products for long periods, like in the case of food products. While selecting the right packaging for your product, you must consider the barrier properties in mind to keep your product's integrity intact.
Barrier packaging films play a crucial role in extending the shelf life of your product. But how? What is so special about these barrier films that sets them apart? Let's read below.
Seal the Deal! - Role of Barrier Films in Packaging
Let's first understand why barrier films are so important for packaging!
Manufacturers use barrier films during packaging to protect their products from moisture, oxygen, light, gases, and other external factors that can damage them. These specialized films also help extend the shelf life of the products as they create a protective barrier that defends against factors like spoilage, oxidation, and degradation.
In 2022, the global market size of barrier films was around USD 25.8 billion. The market for barrier films has been steadily growing, thanks to its power to extend shelf life - working as a blessing for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, electronics and cosmetic industries. The market for barrier films will reach approximately USD 43859.36 million by 2025, with a CAGR of 6.4% from 2020 to 2025.
So, barrier films ensure your product remains fresh, safe and undamaged while maintaining its quality and efficiency. In order to fulfil these requirements, there are various types of barrier films in the market. Let's take a look at the range of barrier films we offer.
Range of Barrier Films by Cosmo Film
The packaging industry relies mainly on three types of barrier films - Transparent Barrier Films, White Barrier Films and Metalized Barrier Films. Let's explore these types in detail.
1. Transparent Barrier Films:
These films are used in the packaging industry, where showcasing the product's appearance, colour, and texture is vital.
Features:
• Offer clear visibility of the product.
• Protect against moisture, oxygen, and gases.
• Chemical-resistant, keeping the product safe.
• Heat sealable, keeping the product secure.
• Flexible and durable while maintaining strength.
• Enhance the shelf appeal of the product.
Types of Transparent Barrier Films by Cosmo Films:
• Aroma Barrier Film
• Aroma & Oxygen Barrier Film
• High Barrier Film
2. White Barrier Films:
These white opaque cavitated BOPP films are treated on one side and coated with PVdC on the other.
• Opaque appearance helps control the content within the packaging.
• Protects against moisture, oxygen and gases.
• Excellent dimensional stability and stiffness.
• Helps to give the product an aesthetic appeal by allowing high-quality printing of information, design and branding.
• Heat sealable to maintain the integrity of the product.
• Chemical resistance ensures product safety and quality.
3. Metallized Barrier Films
These high barrier films are given a thin layer of coating with metals, such as aluminum, to create a barrier.
• The metallized layer offers exceptional barrier properties.
• It protects against moisture, oxygen, light, and gases.
• Offers good heat seal strength.
• Durable and puncture resistant, enhancing the product packaging strength.
• Printing on the non-metallized side helps display important information and branding.
Application of Types of Barrier Films - Which Barrier Film Is Right for Your Product
When choosing the appropriate barrier packaging films for your products, specific requirements must be considered, like the desired aesthetics of the products, the level of protection required, factors against which the protection is required and more. Each type of barrier film caters to different packaging needs, allowing the product manufacturers to pick the most effective barrier film from the available options. Let's take a look at what type of Cosmo Barrier Film is the most effective for your product:
1. Transparent Barrier Film:
It is most effective where product visibility and aesthetics are essential.
For example,
• Skincare products like lotions, serums, and creams allow consumers to view the product's texture and colour before going ahead and buying.
• Fresh produce packaging, like fruits in the supermarket, helps customers to see the freshness and quality of the produce.
• Clear standup pouches are used for packaging dry fruits, allowing product visibility.
It is most effective where a more opaque or solid appearance is required.
For example.
• Packing of medical devices for a clean and sterile appearance.
• Packing of industrial goods for protection and printable surfaces for essential information and branding.
• White opaque standup pouches for powdered products like protein supplements, ensuring product protection.
3. Metallized Barrier Films:
It is most effective where the extended shelf life is critical, and protection from light, moisture, and oxygen is essential.
• Used in packaging for snack items, like chips, nuts and chocolates, protecting against moisture and oxygen.
• Extensively used in the packaging of coffee, ensuring the product remains fresh.
• Used as foil pouches for spices to provide barrier protection against light, oxygen and moisture.
Today, barrier films are the preferred choice of the packaging industry due to their various features that enhance the overall shelf life of the products. As stated earlier, the global market of barrier films in the packaging industry has seen massive development in recent years.
Cosmo Films continuously innovates to meet the packaging industry's demand for barrier films with innovative and sustainable solutions. We offer a range of barrier films to select from that keep your products protected and presentable. Contact us and discover the ideal barrier film for your packaging requirement and stay ahead in the competitive market.
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