Market growth can be attributed in part to a consumer shift in preference for on-the-go consumption and demand for fresh, healthy and convenient food products.

The market for sustainable film materials is growing each year, and converters, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and consumer packaging goods (CPG) companies want to know what’s working, as well as what sustainable film material and equipment work well together.

A new study from Future Market Insights finds paper bags gaining ground as an alternative to plastic packaging.

RKW and SAES Coated Films have developed premium performance films for sustainable food packaging.

Holmen PACK is a fresh and smooth paper for flexible packaging solutions.

The company began using TIPA’s bags after an introduction from its vendor, Abel & Cole.

The concept has an increased output of up to 130 bags per minute with Syntegon’s PHS 2.0 sealing system, a 20 micrometer-thin BOPE film from SABIC and mechanically and chemically recyclable film.

The new film is from SABIC’s collaboration with Syntegon, Ticinoplast and Plastchim-T.

The biggest steps were seen in the field of sustainability.