This document discusses different types of packaging materials used for food products. It describes tin-plate containers, tin-free steel cans, aluminum containers, glass containers, rigid plastic containers, flexible plastic packaging, and paper and paper boards. For each material, it provides details on composition, uses, advantages, and disadvantages. The conclusion emphasizes that packaging plays an important role in preventing waste and saving resources by protecting products during storage and transportation.

1. Packaging Material
SUBMITTED TO:
Dr. Swarnadyuti Nath
Assistant Professor
(Department of FPT)
Date of Submission- 31.07.2020
SUBMITTED BY:
Md. Ajijul Islam
B.F.SC. 3 rd Year 1st semester
Roll: F/2017/12
Reg No.6139 of 2017-18
WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES
FACULTY OF FISHERY SCIENCES
FPT-316

2. Introduction
• Packaging Material means, with respect to a
Product, the packaging materials for such
Product as designated by Aptevo to Emergent
in writing, and such other packaging materials
as are necessary for Emergent to Manufacture
and supply the Products and perform the 3PL
Services for the Products (other than the 3PL-
Only Products). Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3

3. Difference types of packaging
materials:-
1. Tin-Plate Containers.
2. Tin-Free Steel Cans.
3. Aluminium Containers.
4. Glass Containers.
5. Rigid Plastic Containers.
6. Flexible Plastic Packaging.
7. Paper & Paper Boards

4. Tin-plate containers
• Low carbon steel covered with
tin on both side.
• Light weight.
• Rigid & strong.
• Corrosion resistant.
• Used for packing spices, soups,
soft drinks..etc.
Advantages;
More shelf life than normal metal containers
Easy to fabrication.
Low weight, easy to handle.
Easily handling on high speed sealing
machineries.
Disadvantage;
Limitations for packing acidic products.
Not flexible in can shape.

5. Tin-free steel cans
• with chrome.
• Eg: Can super, Hi-top, Mira
• seam..etc.
• For soft drinks, fruit juices, milk powders,
beers..etc.
• • Canning of fruits & vegetables
• Advantages;
• • Presence of chromium helps to prevent the rusting
and
• corrosion.
• • Suitable for attractive printing.
• • High internal pressure resistance capacity.
• • Suitable for low acid food products.
• Disadvantages;
• • Not suitable for soldering & Problems in welding.
• • Can’t recycle or reuse.

6. Aluminium containers
• Alternative for tin-plate cans.
• Light weighted.
• Contains 99.5% aluminium and small
amount of silicon, iron, zinc, titanium,
copper..etc.
• Also used as bottle tops or closures.
• Use to packing of beverages, fishes..etc.
Advantages;
• Basic materials are available in abundant.
• Easily fabricate, less chance of leakage.
• Corrosion doesn't make any colour.
• Non toxic, not have a metallic taste.
Disadvantages;
• Require high energy to production.
• Cannot be welded or soldered.
• Tendency to bleach with some pigmented foods.
• Empty cans have transportation risk.

7. Glass Containers
• Chemically inert.
• Made by fusing of silicates &
oxides of sodium, calcium..etc
• Transparent.
• Great strength & heat stability.
• Long-term storage & extended
shelf-life.
• Used for milk products, fruit
products, pickles, sauces, marine foods …etc
Advantages;
• Safe from contamination & health hazards.
• Easy to open and close.
• Transparent, It can reuse/recycle.
• Ideal for microwave.
• Varied shapes and colours.
Disadvantages;
• Heavy weight, have tendency to broken down
• Disposal issues.
• Costly than Plastic containers

8. Flexible Plastic Packaging
• Have a thickness up to 0.375mm.
• Made by extrusion.
• Alternative to metal cans and
glass containers.
• Suitable for canning.
• Used for thermally processed-fruit , vegetables,meat
and fish products.
Advantages;
• Good shelf life.
• Easy to open pouch.
• Requires less storage space.
• Light weight.
• No metallic contamination.
• Easy to dispose.
Disadvantages;
• Consumes much packaging time.
• Affect overhead pressure.
•

9. Paper & Cardboard
• Suitable for small-scale & bulk
packaging.
• About all kind of foods can be packed
using paper
& its products.
• Dry products like; cereals, breads,
biscuits.
• Powders like; coffee, tea, sugars.
• Liquid foods like; Juice, milk, soft
drinks.
• Fresh foods like; meat, fish, egg..etc
• Frozen foods like; butter, ice cream,
and other chilled products

10. Advantages;
• It can be used as bags, pouches, wrappings, boxes, folding cartons,
drums, moulds, tetra packs..etc.
• Presence of cellulose fibers give good rigidity.
• Flexible and easily molded.
• Light weighted.
• Less expensive & widely available.
• Cardboard cartons have high shock resistive capacity.
Disadvantages;
• Non-laminated paper packages may cause damage due to moisture
contact.
• May cause damage on transportation with out
external barriers.
• Most of paper packs aren’t reusable.

11. Conclusion
Packaging also plays an important role in
saving natural resources by preventing the
product to be wasted and the
invested material and physical labor getting
lost. Since the value of the product generally
far exceeds that of the package, the optimal
product use, is more important than the
optimal package use.

12. References
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2.www.wikipedia.com
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