Flexible Packaging
Flexible packaging is a means of packaging products through the use of non-rigid materials to create pouches, bags, and other flexible product containers. This allow for more economical and customizable options. It is a relatively new method in the packaging market and has grown popular due to its high efficiency and cost-effective nature. Flexible packages are particularly useful in industries that require versatile packaging, such as the food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries.
Types of Labels

Polymer Films in Rolls

Cellulosic & Bioplastic Film

Flexible Pouches

Polymer Based

Made of Kraft Paper
Flexible polymer films in rolls: The flexible film has the ability to be customized, based on the specific needs of a particular product. We deliver the film in roll format which can later be filled and sealed. Form-fill-seal (FFS) is a process in which the package from the flexible film is formed, filled with a wet or dry product, and sealed closed. FFS machine constructs plastic bags and stand-up pouches out of a flat roll of film, while simultaneously filling the bags with the product and sealing them. FFS machines might fill the package from the top or the side. The most common is the horizontal and vertical principal of the FFS system.
Flexible pouch packaging: is customizable so you can transform it into any size and shape. They are used in a wide range of applications: 3-side-seal pouches, gusseted bags, stand-up pouches, spouted pouches, zipper pouches, vacuum bags, sterilization pouches, retort pouches, micro-waivable pouches. The stand-up pouch has become the dominant packaging style in the flexible market. They require very little material and are unbreakable. These bags are easy for transport, and material savings, and have the possibility of repeated use, perfect food storage, and a large area for printing (branding). Common applications include packaging of food products, confectionery products, biscuits, coffee, powdered milk, snacks, etc.
Types of Flexible Packaging Materials:
Flexible packaging uses quite a wide range of materials that include polymer films, paper, metallic foil, cellulosic and bioplastic films. Below are the commonly used materials:
Polymers:
- BOPE (Biaxially-oriented polyethylene): BOPE films offer high stiffness, excellent tensile strength and puncture resistance, excellent heat-seal strength, high gloss and transparency and good moisture barrier. These films are easy to produce with low cost. We can find BOPE films in applications such as shopping bags, for perishable goods like packages of food items, pharmaceuticals, liquids, spices, pesticides, industry goods, cosmetics, laundry detergents etc.
- BOPET (Biaxially- oriented polyethylene terephthalate): The BOPET films offer superior stiffness, chemical inertness, good oxygen – barrier properties, high tensile strength and high heat-resistance. They are popular surface films in laminations and are used to protect food against oxidation and aroma loss in products such as coffee packaging and pouches for convenience food.
- BOPP (Biaxially-oriented polypropylene): BOPP films are easy to produce with low costs. They have good chemical compatibility and offer superior moisture vapor barrier properties. They are often metalized for better barrier performance and as such are suitable for hot filling. BOPP films are used for clear wraps and most snack food, for food pouches and (gusseted) bags, dairy products and confectionery, for personal care and hygiene products, pesticides.
- BOPA (Biaxially- oriented polyamide): BOPA film is highly transparent and has exceptional toughness and puncture-resistance. It performs good oxygen, chemicals and aroma substances barrier. It is used for packaging of perishable food, for food sensitive to oxygen and for distilled goods packaging, agricultural products packaging or medical products.
Kraft paper
Kraft Paper has high tensile strength and elasticity, good tear resistance and is designed for packaging products with high demand for strength and durability. It is used for products like single multiwall paper bags and sacks (for cement, food, chemicals, consumer goods, flour bags etc.), sale bags for bakery products, wrapping
Cellulosic and bioplastic film
They efficiently prevent the permeation of oxygen, grease and oils but have very poor moisture barrier properties (without coating or lamination). These films are easy recyclable, biodegradable and compostable. The use of cellulosic and bioplastic films are growing in the food, bakery, confectionery and snack-packaging industry.
Types of layers
Single and multi-layer materials
Some flexible packaging is made from a single layer material while, in other cases, multi-layer materials are required to provide the appropriate barrier and protection. Each layer performs a different function in protecting and preserving like: product protection, contamination prevention, extended freshness, puncture, burst and tear resistance, seal and tensile strength.