Technology's Edge September 2010

Growth potential

In view of the current global market volume of more than 3.5 million square meters and estimated annual growth rates of well over 10 percent for the coming years, shrink films are an extremely attractive segment of the packaging market for consumer goods. With the newly developed two-component product system Styrolux T and S, the company sees very good opportunities to contribute to the growth of this segment. BASF anticipates these two sleeve film components will be available in commercial quantities throughout the world in early 2011. pP