The Role of Laminating Adhesives in Flexible Packaging

1. The Role of Laminating Adhesives in Flexible Packaging The booming laminating adhesives market is expected to witness a surge in production by the end of 2024. Significant factors that drive the market include growth in the flexible packaging universe besides increasing demand for packaged foods. Emerging concerns concerning plastic disposal are expected to hinder the growth of this market. This post shall elucidate the role of laminating adhesives in offering flexible packaging. Let’s not waste time and consider reading the below-offered narration: The prominence of Flexible Packaging - Packaging is a key factor considered by every manufacturer. With a growing number of manufacturing units, improved industrial production, and food processing plants, the packaging industry worldwide will witness robust growth. In a few yesteryears, this industry has experienced a transition where the manufacturing & industrial domain adapts to flexible alterations. After all, it comprises a multitude of benefits such as: •Easy Handling •Lightweight

2. •Damage Resistance •Longer Shelf Life •Better Printability •Less Space •Easy Transit The laminating adhesives are getting used in the flexible packaging domain. Laminating is when more than one packaging web gets joined together using one bonding agent. The webs might be in the form of papers, films, aluminum foils, and more. These adhesive gets applied to less-absorbent substrates of the web, then pressed against a second web. As flexible packaging demand increases, the market for these adhesives is expected to register clear growth in its demand during a forecast period. Where does laminating fit in the process of flexible packaging film? Lamination occurs after substrate printing and before the reel slitting & subsequent processing on the form-fill- seal machines. In some instances where the web gets printed, lamination takes place before substrate printing. Applications where laminating is an idea: Simply put, applications where products require getting protected and the shelf life extended are ideal. It includes various food products for animal and human consumption, although applications are common for non- food products that need highly technical and functional film structures. In food sections, it’s applicable for the ready-to-consume food packaging such as snacks, biscuits, ice creams, drinks, coffee, frozen food, etc.