Biaxially oriented polyethylene film (BOPE film) is an environmentally friendly plastic film. Industry development opportunities and challenges coexist.

Biaxially oriented polyethylene film, also known as BOPE film, refers to a film product made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) as the base material, which is sequentially stretched in both longitudinal and transverse directions. BOPE film has the advantages of high heat sealing strength, high transparency, good thickness uniformity, and high puncture resistance, and has broad application prospects in the packaging field.

BOPE film is an environmentally friendly plastic film. In recent years, the state has attached great importance to the development of the environmentally friendly plastic film industry and has issued many supporting policies, including the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Petrochemical and Chemical Industry during the “14th Five-Year Plan”” and the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Light Industry” , “Opinions on Further Strengthening Plastic Pollution Control”, etc. In this context, my country’s BOPE film industry will usher in development opportunities.

According to the “2023 Global and China Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene Film (BOPE Film) Industry In-depth Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that BOPE film has broad application prospects in the field of packaging. It has the advantages of puncture resistance and low temperature resistance, and can be used as medical packaging film, food packaging film, daily necessities packaging film, maternal and infant product packaging film, etc. In the field of food packaging, BOPE film can be used to package frozen foods, including seafood, fast food, beef and mutton, etc. In addition, BOPE film can also be used to make agricultural films, heat sealing films, composite films, etc. In the future, with the increasingly strong application demand, my country’s BOPE film market size will further grow.

BOPE film is a high-performance plastic film with high technical barriers to the industry. Mitsui Chemical Company of Japan (Mitsui) is the first company in the world to realize the commercial application of BOPE film. In terms of the local market, Chinese companies have independent R&D and production capabilities for BOPE films, and their product quality has a competitive advantage in the global market. Jintian New Materials, Sinopec, Yongxin Co., Ltd., Deguan New Materials, Kaida Group, etc. are representative BOPE film companies in my country. In December 2022, Yongxin Co., Ltd.’s BOPE film project with an annual output of 33,000 tons has been officially put into production.

Although the BOPE film market has broad prospects, industry development still faces many challenges. On the one hand, my country’s BOPE film industry is still in its infancy. Compared with BOPA film and BOPP film, its production cost is higher, its market share is relatively low, and it has not yet achieved large-scale application; on the other hand, the production process of BOPE film is relatively complex. , various parameters need to be strictly controlled, the industry has high barriers to entry, and there are only a small number of companies in my country that have its core production technology.

Industry analysts said that with the gradual implementation of national environmental protection policies, the development prospects of my country’s BOPE film industry will continue to improve. However, currently, due to factors such as high technical barriers and high production costs, my country’s BOPE film market share is low and the number of manufacturing companies is small. In the future, with the improvement of technology maturity and the growth of application demand, the development speed of my country’s BOPE film industry will accelerate.