The added value of my country’s POF heat shrinkable film is low, and the high-end development of the industry has become an inevitable trend

POF heat shrinkable film is the abbreviation of biaxially oriented polyolefin shrinkable film. It is an environmentally friendly packaging film with antistatic, high transparency, high toughness, high shrinkage, heat resistance and other properties. It is widely used in medicine and food packaging. , application requirements are higher. POF heat shrinkable film has the advantages of environmental protection and low cost, which is in line with the development trend of the packaging field and has attracted market attention. As a result, the industry has developed rapidly.

POF heat shrinkable film production processes mainly include three layers and five layers, among which five-layer structure POF heat shrinkable film products are the mainstream in the market. The current raw materials for POF heat shrink film production are mainly polyolefin and polyethylene, with slip agents, anti-adhesive agents, and antistatic agents as additives.

POF heat shrinkable film entered the Chinese market in the 1990s. Most of the technologies and equipment used were imported from abroad and there were few production lines. With the rapid development of my country’s economy, the pharmaceutical and food industries have developed rapidly, and the demand for packaging films has increased, driving the rapid development of the POF heat shrinkable film industry.

Globally, the current POF heat shrinkable film production capacity is mainly concentrated in China and the United States. Among them, the POF heat shrinkable film in the United States is mainly LLDPE cross-linked heat shrinkable film, which is mainly used in high-end fields. The output in 2020 is about 260,000 tons. China is the world’s second largest producer of POF heat shrinkable film, but most of its products are low-end products and do not have market competitiveness. Japan’s POF heat shrinkable film production capacity is lower than that of my country, with a production capacity of about 50,000 tons, but its product performance is better than that of my country.

According to the released “2021-2025 Environmental Protection POF Heat Shrinkable Film Industry Investment Environment and Investment Prospects Forecast Analysis Report” shows that the overall Judging from the current situation, the current global POF heat shrinkable film production capacity is about 1.08 million tons, of which China’s POF heat shrinkable film production capacity is 420,000 tons, mainly concentrated in Shandong. Jining, Shandong is the largest POF heat shrinkable film production base in China, occupying the largest domestic POF heat shrinkable film production base. About 35% of production capacity. In addition, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hebei and other provinces are also important domestic POF heat shrinkable film production areas.

Affected by production technology and downstream demand, the actual output of POF heat shrinkable film in my country is relatively low. In recent years, it has been 260,000 tons/year, and about 50,000 tons are exported. Most of my country’s POF heat shrinkable films are low-end products and cannot meet the needs of high-end fields, so there is also some import demand. In terms of production, Zhejiang Zhongcheng is the largest POF heat shrinkable film manufacturer in my country and has certain competitiveness in the world.

Industry analysts said that POF heat shrinkable film has the advantages of environmental protection and high cost performance, and is in line with the development trend of environmental protection in modern industry, so it has gained market share. Attention, application demand is high in the fields of medicine and food. my country is the second largest producer of POF heat shrinkable films in the world, but most of its products are concentrated in low-end fields. High-end products still rely on imports, and the high-end development of the industry has become an inevitable trend.