For a product to keep its integrity intact, it is important to provide them with all-important barrier properties such as moisture, gas, and aroma. High barrier films play a major role in providing products with required properties, and helps in extending the shelf life of the product. It also helps to make the structure recyclable with all layers relating to the same family of polymers. Moreover, high barrier films have an impermeable co-extruded & resilient structure. It is solvent-free and usually does not react with packaged food.
The high barrier packaging films help prevent contact with oxygen, carbon dioxide, or moisture while restricting the effect of mineral oil and UV light. This powerful barrier, created using functional materials, also holds the qualities of food such as color, taste, texture, aroma, and flavor. Moreover, currently, the world is witnessing increased popularity of ready-to-eat food, influencing consumer shift toward packaged products. Hectic work-life balance and increasing workload are also contributing to the rising demand for packaged foods by working professionals. Thus, with the growing demand for packaged food, the global high barrier packaging films market is expected to rise during the forecast period.
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Disrupted Supply Chain of Raw Materials Severely Impacted Demand for Packaging Films
As the COVID-19 outbreak has spread and its humanitarian impact has grown, businesses that help provide for primary needs, such as getting food and required supplies safely to consumers, are increasingly affected. With food packaging being the high barrier packaging films market’s largest area of activity, the multi-billion worldwide industry is on the front lines. The coronavirus pandemic has already led to some of the sharpest drops in modern times in demand for certain types of packaging films, while stimulating growth for others such as high barrier packaging for eCommerce shipments that are rising as lifelines in this new world. Such changes are presenting many businesses with a new set of challenges.
The spread of COVID-19 pandemic has been limited in several countries and serious efforts are being made to eradicate the virus globally. With the restoration of the supply chain and logistics, raw materials would be available, restoring the manufacturing industry. Businesses across all industries are likely to increase their production capacity to flatten the demand curve, which can prove significant for the high barrier packaging films market post COVID-19. Moreover, the increasing growth in consumption of food and pharmaceutical packaging products is most likely to overcome the present restraints in the demand.
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Protection, Visibility Required for Medical Products Fuel Demand for Barrier Packaging Films
People across the world have become more health-conscious with the rising prevalence of harmful viruses and bacteria. The trend of living a healthy lifestyle and increasing preference for safe and hygienic products have boosted the pharmaceutical and medical sectors. These sectors, being major end users, are anticipating an increased demand in the global high barrier packaging films market. The high barrier packaging films in medical sectors are mostly used to protect medicines against oxygen, water, light, moisture, chemical, bacteria, and germs, and protect medical products. The films are resilient, strong against tear, and puncture-resistant, which can be essential while packaging and transportation. In addition, the medicine visibility is higher while using barrier packaging films for packing. Furthermore, high barrier films shield the medicinal products against environmental impacts, safeguard the quality, and improve the shelf life of the products.
The global high barrier packaging films are witnessing higher demand from the food & beverage industry. The food segment presently holds the highest market value share among all end users. Moreover, increased consumption and demand for processed and ready-to-eat packaged foods in Asia Pacific is likely to drive the high barrier packaging films market in the region during the forecast period.
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