Thermoplastic shares in the packaging market

Moreover, over a ten-year period, plastic weight per unit of packaging has decreased at the rate of 2% per annum. 

Thermoplastics can also lead to composites and hybrids including other conventional materials - such as paper, cardboard, metals and glass - to integrate several functionalities thanks to the exceptional combination of properties for example, multilayers of polyethylene (a water barrier) and PVA (an oil barrier), shatterproofing of glass containers. .. 

Polymers also have some general handicaps  

When they cannot directly compete with conventional materials, the versatility of thermoplastics easily allows a partnership with them. Examples are numerous  

The versatility of plastics allows the industrialization of innovative solutions combining several functions such as, for example  

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