Flexible packaging adhesives are widely used in many fields, including the following aspects:
1. Food Packaging: Flexible packaging adhesives are widely used in the food industry, including dried foods, fresh foods, juice stand-up bags, candy and ice cream packaging. These adhesives are often required to meet food safety standards, such as FDA regulations, to ensure that they do not contaminate food.
2. Pharmaceutical packaging: The demand for flexible packaging in the pharmaceutical industry is growing, and adhesives are used in this field including but not limited to pharmaceutical packaging, medical packaging, etc. This requires the adhesive to have high barrier properties, high temperature sterilization resistance and the like.
3. Industrial packaging: Flexible packaging adhesives are also used in the industrial field, such as detergents, soaps and other packaging products. These packagings require the adhesive to have good chemical resistance and mechanical strength.
4. Technical Composite: In the technical field, flexible packaging adhesives can be used in applications such as photovoltaic backplanes, electrical insulation, etc., which typically require the adhesives to have specific electrical or physical properties.
5. Cosmetic packaging: The cosmetic industry also uses flexible packaging adhesives to ensure the sealing and protection of the product while providing an attractive packaging appearance.
6. Environmental protection and sustainability: As environmental awareness increases, the market tends to use more environmentally friendly adhesives, such as aqueous adhesives and solvent-free adhesives, to reduce environmental impact.
7. Functional Coatings and Primers: In addition to adhesives, flexible packaging uses functional coatings and primers to improve the performance and appearance of the package, for example to improve the protection and visual appeal of the printed material.
8. Technical development: As technology advances, the flexible packaging adhesive industry is moving towards more efficient and environmentally friendly applications, for example by using adhesives approved by digital ink manufacturers and developing new adhesive formulations to meet specific application needs.
9. Market prospect: The global flexible packaging laminate adhesives market is expected to continue to grow, driven by the demand for sustainable and recyclable solutions, and is expected to grow at a GDP + rate in the coming years.
10. Industry M & A: Mergers and acquisitions within the industry, such as Arkema's acquisition of Dow's flexible packaging laminates business, show a growing and consolidation trend in the industry.
In summary, flexible packaging adhesives are used in a wide range of applications, and the industry is evolving and innovating to meet the specific needs of different sectors as market demands and technological advances.