Heavy Duty Sacks 2017

Topics

• Plastic vs paper sacks - Economic (cost & product damage), environmental and performance comparisons
• Heavy duty sack market and product trends
• Technological developments - Film extrusion & converting, bag forming, bagging & filling technology
• Plastic sacks gaining ground in sectors which traditionally have been a stronghold of paper sacks, e.g. fine powders, food, pet food and animal feed; and overcoming challenges
• Improved point of sale appeal (easy opening system, handles, printing, laminating etc.) and mechanical properties (anti-slip, heat resistance, light-weighing possibilities etc.)
• Innovation in plastic heavy duty sacks
• Brand owner`s perspective - Case study on the benefits and challenges of switching from paper to plastic sacks or from one type of plastic sacks to another (e.g. from valve sacks to FFS)
• Advances in raw materials and additives and the impact on the sack performance
• Sustainability considerations, e.g. recycling, replacing virgin polymer with recycled and bio-based resins