Blister packaging products are produced using the vacuum forming process to produce plastic products. The principle is to heat and soften flat plastic hard sheet materials, and then vacuum adsorb them onto the surface of the mold. Blister packaging products are widely used in industries such as electronics, appliances, food, medicine, health products, hardware tools, cosmetics, toys, daily necessities, automobiles, stationery, and cultural and sports supplies. The function is to beautify, value, grade, and promote sales.
Overview of the Development of the Vacuum Packaging Market
In recent years, the market size of China's vacuum formed products industry has grown rapidly. The international epidemic continues to ravage, and although some domestic industrial chains and supply chains continue to recover, there are still bottlenecks and breakpoints. Export enterprise orders have been greatly affected, and the operating costs of enterprises have increased. The risks of the industrial chain have also increased, and operations have encountered difficulties. Although the industry as a whole is stable and improving, the foundation for recovery growth is not solid, and the difficulty of moving forward in 2021 amidst risks has increased.
In 2020, plastic products exported from China to the United States were subjected to high tariffs ranging from 25% to 30.8%, and shipping costs increased by 2-3 times compared to previous years. Some countries have increased the density of anti-dumping investigations into plastic products from China, and there have been more diverse forms of trade disputes. Export oriented enterprises are facing the threat of rising trade protection, coupled with unfavorable factors such as the appreciation of the Chinese yuan, making product exports more difficult and risky.
Future Development Prospects of Vacuum Packaging
New technologies such as high-pressure vacuum forming are a major investment focus for the industry in the future. Currently, a few companies have introduced high-pressure vacuum forming to produce textures and expand the area of vacuum forming. The current vacuum forming equipment in the world is the Geiss machine from Germany, which can perform double-layer vacuum forming and high-pressure vacuum forming. Double layer vacuum forming can produce products with complex shapes and high compressive performance, suitable for transporting products. High pressure vacuum forming is widely used in medical products. In order to avoid customer aesthetic fatigue, some medical products not only use spray painting technology for their shells, but also need to produce shells with various textured surfaces. This is a very advanced technological challenge globally. In the future, the industry should attach importance to the layout of high-end technology and break through the development difficulties of the existing industry.