COVID-19 Impact on Bubble Wrap in the Chemical and Materials Industry

Posted by Rajesh on April 22nd, 2021

COVID-19 Impact on Bubble Wrap in the Chemical and Materials Industry

INTRODUCTION

In packaging market every manufacturer have expected the crises which will occur due to the pandemic situations which is created by the COVID-19 in all packaging market globally but COVID -19 have the mixed situation of patterns for the bubble wrap manufactures in developing countries. The jumbled situation can be analyses as we can see that demand for packaging for, healthcare products, groceries and e-commerce transportation will rise sharply along with this, the demand for industrial, luxury, and some B2B-transport packaging have declined due to the lock down in the several regions due to which manufacturing sector have been effected on the larger extend. The impact COVID-19 on the bubble wrap manufactures can be seen with the product portfolios which are offered by manufacturers in the global packaging market.

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PACKAGING 

Bubble wrap is soft, tough, and flexible which is used for packaging of numerous consumer goods. The most used packaging type among all the types which is used in the pandemic situation of the COVID-19 are bubble wrap which helps to increase the life span of food and beverage product and is used on a large scale in the food and beverage industry, automotive industry, pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, electrical and electronics industry and others. Bubble wrap are used to produce carrier bags, pouches, and packaging materials and cover films for agriculture applications. As due to the COVID-19, the disruptions in the supply chain can be seen which increases the demand for the bubble wrap as bubble wrap provide the protection from the bacteria and increase the life span of product during the storage.

Due to the COVID-19 people are not buying the product which are unpacked or product which are in the unhygienic conditions due to which bubble wrap on the vegetable and fruits in the retail store have increase which help to lower the transmission of the dangerous virus from one person to another.

However, the price of plastic resin will fall due to the decrease in the price of crude-oil prices, which will impact the cost of oil-based raw material products.

IMPACT ON DIFFERENT END USER INDUSTRY HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY 

Pandemic will not hamper the growth of packaging products in healthcare industry. Bubble wrap is widely used in the health care industry for the packaging of the medical equipment. With the effect of the COVID-19 demand will rise across the different healthcare-packaging types and related substrates which including closures, pumps, flexible blister foils and rigid plastics. Similarly, demand will rise for packaging which is used in the dietary supplements products such as vitamins and for essential supplies of medicines and products which consumers will needed during the lockdown situation.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY 

Bubble wrap are used in the packaging of the food and beverage packaging which are more transported in the pandemic situation of COVID-19. Bubble wrap is more in demand in the food and beverage industry as these films provide protective layer over tray foods to improve shelf-life and protect the contents from exterior elements including moisture, oxygen and other contaminants. Due to the pandemic situation in the region demand for the packed food have increased from 35%-40% in the developed region due to which the demand for the bubble wrap have increases. By analyzing the situation several food stores have come up with the food delivery facility which also boosts the products which are manufactured from the bubble wrap. The increase in food delivery and takeaway services is expected to drive the demand for disposable and flexible packaging even further. Read more…