Stand up pouches are among the fastest growing trends in packaging, seeing significant growth over the last five years in a number of markets around the world, use for a range of different beverage types.
2. ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING TRENDS IN
PACKAGING IS THE STAND-UP POUCH,WHICH
HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OVER THE
LAST FIVE YEARS IN A NUMBER OF KEY
MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD.
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3. Drinks manufacturers and packagers
around the world are increasingly
using stand-up pouches in their
packaging for:
Mineral water
Non-carbonated soft drinks
Milk
AROUND
THE WORLD
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4. New uses are being found all the time, for example, cocktail mixes.
From 0-300 million units in
the last 4 years
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5. WORLDWIDE DEMAND
Worldwide demand for
pouches is expected
to rise 6.2% per year,
reaching $37.3 billion in
2018.
The largest growth is
expected in China and
developing nations
by 2018
6.2%
$37.3bn
demand rise per year
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6. WHY ARE STAND-UP
POUCHES POPULAR?
BETTER AESTHETICS
UNIQUE FEATURES
SPOUTS AND HANDLES
ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS
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7. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS
FOR PACKAGERS AND DRINKS
BRANDS?
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8. Pouch packaging weighs
a great deal less than
rigid packaging types,
such as cans or bottles,
using less material to
hold equivalent volumes
of liquid. The primary
benefit of this is lower
shipping cost, thanks to
reduced weight per unit
and the ability to fit more
units in the same space.
LOWER SHIPPING COSTS
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9. Pouches offer the ability
to present the brand
as environmentally
responsible thanks to the
reduced shipping weight.
ENVIRONMENTALLY
RESPONSIBLE
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10. Greater opportunity to differentiate brands,
as stand-up pouches can be tailored to
unique sizes, styles and designs
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11. Pouches support very vivid colour
printing to ensure products stand
out on store shelves
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12. WILL YOUR CODING SOLUTION
WORK WITH POUCHES?
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13. Currently, stand-up pouches may be made
from flexible PVdC (polyvinylidene chloride)
coated films, or EVOH (Ethylene vinyl
alcohol), which is a cheaper solution.
PVDC: POLYVINYLLIDENE CHLORIDE EVOH: ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL
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14. As the market for pouches grow, ongoing improvements are expected to be made on the barrier
film substrates. For example, at present carbonated beverages cannot be stored in pouches due
to escaping gasses. Similarly, pouches cannot be used for certain products that are hot-filled,
but with improvements in heat tolerance, this will no longer be a limitation.
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15. A non-contact printer such as a Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) coder is
the best solution for pouches, as it copes best with varying pack
shapes and sizes whilst keeping up with your line speed.
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16. If your company packages a wide range of products, you’d benefit from a coding
solution that can code onto several different packaging materials without rubbing off
during production or end use.
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17. Using the correct ink also
plays an important part
here in ensuring coding
does not rub off. Linx Black
PE Ink 1130 for Linx CIJ
printers is recommended
in this instance as an all-
round plastic adherent ink,
meeting Swiss Ordinance
817.023.21 which also
makes it suitable for food
packaging applications.
CORRECT
INKS
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18. An alternative non-contact coding solution is laser technology
which is able to code onto most plastics. In applications where
running costs are particularly important, lasers can reduce these
costs substantially as they use no consumables.
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Reduced set up time can also help reduce downtime, particularly for users
who need to switch between product runs at multiple times per day.
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