Polyethylene film can be defined as a thin continuous polymeric material. Just like plastic bottles, they can be made up of different resins, each of them designed to fulfill a specific purpose. It is most commonly used in packaging but also has other applications. The main applications of polyethylene film are as follows:
- Packaging of Food
From candies to wines, plastic films are used for packaging of many food items. The breads in the bakeries, the fruits and vegetables store bags, the refrigerated food wrap, and many other eatables we buy from the grocery are packed with polyethylene films.
- Packaging of Non-food Items
Apart from food, plastic films are also used in the packaging of shipping items. It is used to cover sacks and cartons for delivery, making of envelopes, bubble wraps, covering of racks, counter bags, and much more.
- Different Packaging
Polyethylene packing is also used for shrink wrapping and stretch wrapping. Shrink wrapping involves packing the object loosely and heating it with machine in the sense that the plastic seems to have taken the shape of the object. On the other hand, stretch wrap is a strong and extremely flexible film that is stretched to take the shape of the object while packing.
- Non-Packaging Use
Polyethylene film manufacturers also sell the product for other purposes than packing. This includes health & medical films, construction films, and agricultural films. It is used in the manufacture of T Shirt, garbage bags, can liners, disposable diapers, household wrap, and much more.
Polyethylene film manufacturers produce different types of films ranging in resins, thickness, etc. to meet different requirements. Flexibility is the only common thing in all types of plastic films.