

There is a lot more that goes into the flexible packaging market than the average person understands. It’s a much larger industry all together. The plastics industry contributes $375 billion to the U.S. economy and employs around one million workers. Flexible packaging is a major part of that. From pet food to sustainable shrink sleeves for bottles, flexible packaging is here to stay. Here is everything that you need to know:
- To deliver 10 gallons of liquid, it requires only 1.5 pounds of flexible plastic.
- Oxygen transmission rate equations are implemented into every flexible plastic campaign.
- Products being packaged go through a chemical compa