Open AccessDevelopment directions of packaging made from polymer materials
Author(s) -
Slobodan Jovanović,
V Jasna Dzunuzovic
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hemijska industrija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.147
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2217-7426
pISSN - 0367-598X
DOI - 10.2298/hemind111018087j
Subject(s) - packaging and labeling , active packaging , production (economics) , packaging engineering , product (mathematics) , polymer , packaging industry , food packaging , consumption (sociology) , quality (philosophy) , materials science , manufacturing engineering , business , mechanical engineering , composite material , engineering , marketing , social science , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
World packaging market achieves turnover of about $620 billion per year with one third of this amount being associated to packaging made from polymer materials. It is expected that this kind of packaging consumption will hold at least 3% of world packaging market share in the next five years and that it will surpass the consumption of all other materials used in the packaging production. This can be contributed to product quality, low production costs as well as significant investments made in the development of polymer materials, packaging technology and packaging. This paper presents some development directions for packaging made from polymer materials, such as: packaging in the protective atmosphere, the use of active and intelligent packaging, and the use of biopolymers and recycled polymers for packaging production that come into direct contact with the packed product