Palletisation film | markets
Global consumption of palletisation films is expected to keep rising – though the market will continue to consolidate, writes Marta Kedziora of Applied Market Information
Goods that are damaged in transit cost many millions every year. Poor load stability of transported goods also affects the safety of road transit. The trend towards downgauged packaging, which has been increasing in recent years, may also have a negative effect on the stability of cargo in transit. According to EUMOS, the European Safe Logistics
Association, load securing begins with the packaging. However, while raw material producers and film extruders continue to develop technologies to boost film performance and safety criteria, choosing the best packaging system ultimately lies in the hands of end users.
The use of cardboard as a tertiary packaging medium has declined substantially over the past 40 years or so. It was initially overtaken by strapping, then by metal, polyester and polypropylene – which did not offer any protection from the elements – and finally by polyethylene shrink hoods. Later on, pallet stretch films rapidly became the method of choice among packers. More recently, pallet stretch hoods have grown rapidly, such that polyethylene film solutions for stabilising and protecting goods in transit and storage have become the norm. The market is forecast to keep growing, with the existing packaging options finding increased competition from the latest arrival – stretch hoods.
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Palletisation films make their move
In the hood It is still difficult to envisage a significant reduction in spiral pallet stretch wrap demand in favour of the other options, and this is due to two main factors: the weight – and therefore the cost – of film; and, the cost of machinery to apply the wrap. The latter can be high due to sophisticated integrated systems, but can be very low if using budget-priced equipment, or – as is the case for just over half of all pallet stretch wrap – it is applied by hand.
Although the use of stretch hoods is growing faster than that of pallet stretch film, it is from a lower base and – in tonnage terms – it is likely that gains in pallet stretch film will outstrip alternative methods of pallet stabilisation.
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