Comparison of Various Packaging Materials

Cate
Properties BOPP BOPE CPP PET Nylon Blown PE PVC Aluminium Cellophane Modified BOPP
gory

Cost Moderate High Moderate Low Very high Low Moderate Very high Moderate Moderate
Cost

Yield Very high High High low medium high Low very low low Very high

Mechanical Properties Good Fair Fair Excellent Excellent Poor Fair - good Excellent Excellent Good

Optical properties Excellent Good Fair-good Good Good Poor Fair - good Opaque Good Excellent

Moisture barrier Excellent Good Good Poor Very poor Poor-good Poor Outstanding Poor Excellent
Performance

Oxygen Barrier Poor Poor Poor Good Excellent Poor Poor Outstanding Good Excellent

Good-very
Seal strength Moderate Excellent No seal No seal Outstanding Poor No seal No seal Excellent
good

Heat resistance Good Poor Poor High High Poor Poor High Good Excellent

Retort No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No

Process ability

Printability Good moderate Poor Excellent Excellent Poor Excellent Poor Moderate Good

Machinability Good moderate Poor Excellent Excellent moderate moderate Excellent Good Good
Recyclab
ility

Recyclability Excellent Excellent Excellent Poor Poor Excellent Not possible Poor Poor Excellent
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TECHNICAL PARAMTERS VS FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES
SN. Substrate Tension parameters (Kg) Drying temperature (⁰C) Viscosity (sec.)
(For 1000mm
Solid Halftone
width) Un-winder In-feed Out-feed Re-winder
(full image) (highlight)
Mix Solid Halftone

1 PET (12 µ) 10 – 11 11-12 11-12 4-6 65 – 75 60 – 65 60 – 70 20 – 25 16 - 18

2 BOPP(18 µ) 08 – 09 10 – 11 10- 11 04 – 06 55 – 60 48 – 55 48 – 55 18 – 24 16 – 18

3 PE/ BOPE (25 µ) 04 – 06 05 – 07 05 – 07 02 – 04 55 – 60 48 – 55 48 – 55 18 – 24 16 – 18

4 Nylon (15 µ) 10 – 11 11-12 11-12 4-6 48 – 50 45 – 48 45 – 50 16 – 18 20 - 25

5 Paper (40 GSM) 10 – 12 12 – 15 12 – 15 5–6 75 – 85 65 – 70 65 – 75 20 – 25 18 – 20

6 PP (25 µ) 04 – 06 05 – 07 05 – 07 02 – 04 55 – 60 48 – 55 48 – 55 18 – 24 16 – 18

Remarks: Above given parameters may vary depending on the machine manufacturers and quality of material.