China BOPP Film Market Size (2024 - 2029)

China BOPP Film Market Analysis

China BOPP film market is anticipated to register a CAGR of 5.2% over the forecast period. BOPP films find their application in food packaging, especially in snacks and cookies, as they help increase items' shelf life, decreasing food waste. Aside from the barrier qualities, the low gauge spread of BOPP films ensures consistent seal integrity. For food packaging, the availability of food-grade film that offers flexibility and durability makes it an affordable choice. Its strength, versatility, and outstanding mechanical properties make it the best among other substitutes.

• China is one of the biggest economies in Asia-Pacific, and owing to its sizeable mid-income population, increasing disposable incomes, and high demand for packaged food and pharmaceutical products, the market as well is among similar dimensions. The increasing number of pharmaceutical products in China is significantly fueling the growth of barrier films in the country.
• BOPP films are being utilized increasingly for packaging, labeling, and laminating purposes. These films are the world's favorite substrates for food packaging due to their innate moisture barrier qualities, sealability, excellent clarity, graphic replication, and shelf appeal. A monolayer or homogenous structure is the best possible type of pack. Globally, BOPP films are in great demand because of the expanding flexible packaging sector. It is also popular in the food and labeling sectors as a reverse-printed, coextruded heat-sealable film.
• The expansion of food and beverage e-commerce, improving economy, and increased disposable income contributed to the increased consumption of packaged goods, which requires packaging to protect the commodities from contamination and damage. This tendency is likely to boost the vendor's manufacturing capacity and growth throughout the anticipated year.
• However, environmental rules are driving the industry and paving the way for the requirement for flexible packaging since using flexible packaging, as opposed to rigid packaging, has significant environmental advantages. The Flexible Packaging Association examined the ecological benefits of employing a flexible pouch. For instance, according to Sealed Air, pouches yield 20% more products than rigid containers.
• Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic scenario had a positive impact on the expansion of chemicals due to a growing need for high-quality films in the pharmaceutical business. The growth of the Chinese BOPP films market is aided by using BOPP films over the anticipated period. Further, the Russia-Ukraine war has an impact on the overall packaging ecosystem owing to inceased raw material and energy price.

China BOPP Film Industry Segmentation

BOPP films (Biaxially Oriented Poly Propylene Films) are flexible plastic types produced by stretching polypropylene film in both transverse direction and machine direction. BOPP film applications range from its use in packaging, labeling, and lamination. BOPP Films are the preferred substrate for food packaging owing to their inherent moisture barrier properties, high clarity, seal ability, graphic reproduction, and shelf appeal, the possibility of the pack being a monolayer/homogeneous structure. For food packaging, it is prominently used as a co-extruded heat-sealable reverse printable film. In labeling, it is preferred owing to its yield benefit (lowest density of 0.55 for IML orange peel effect), recyclability with PP containers, etc.

BOPP Films has a strong demand globally which is driven by expanding flexible packaging industry. The market study scope is limited to packaging applications and tracks the demand through the revenue derived from the consumption and sales of BOPP film in the domestic market. The study also tracks the effects of regulations and market drivers on growth and factors restraining market growth. The market is segmented by end-user verticals (food, beverage, pharmaceutical and medical, industrial, and other end-user verticals). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD million) for all the above segments.