E-commerce packaging adhesives: the ever-expanding industry
Do you prefer to store in store or online? Some of us appreciate the opportunity to “examine” items in person, however, the vast majority of people consider the online option as a viable buying process, this trend, plus the restrictions we are experiencing these days have led to a boom in online shopping leading to a growth in demand for e-commerce packaging.
Today, e-commerce is one of the most popular ways for consumers to purchase goods and services. The magic of online shopping is that, from the comfort of your own home, at any time of the day or night, with just a few clicks, you can receive the product you were looking for directly to your home, saving you a lot of time and sometimes even at a bargain price.
This operation, has grown enormously during the pandemic that has engulfed the whole world, and so both men and women, from all walks of life and of all ages, have come to it. If we analyze global sales in the year just ended, 2020, they exceeded $4 trillion, with a growth rate of 27.6 percent. Sales are expected to reach $6.54 trillion by 2023.
This increase in products sold on the Internet has encouraged the growing demand for quality packaging adhesives of all sizes and formats. Packaging is a major field for us, and our research is aimed at meeting all demands and keeping up with the times, and we strive to solve even those more complicated or articulated applications. We produce glue for a wide variety of packaging substrates, using boards and glues that are more environmentally friendly, as well as having pressure-sensitive adhesive films for tapes and closure applications.
So, the field of packaging adhesives is constantly changing, as the market asks us for adhesives that must be able to cope with safe and reliable packaging that undergoes constant handling and manipulation, we try to keep up with the rapidly changing demands of both the retailer and consumers, such as tamper-proof seals and flexible packaging suitable for easy return.
WITH ONLINE SHOPPING, THE FIRST CONTACT A CUSTOMER HAS WITH A BRAND IS OFTEN THROUGH THE PACKAGING WITH WHICH THEY RECEIVE THEIR PACKAGE.
It is our job as adhesive manufacturers to work closely with these brands to ensure that the glue we supply adheres to the package effectively and securely.
Upcoming online shopping will be marked by increasingly green preferences and made with packaging that has low percentages of plastic elements or even solutions where plastic will have been totally abolished and replaced by biological substances.
Beardow Adams has been on this path for a few years now, and our high-organic adhesives have been greatly appreciated by our customers.
Beardow & Adams also specializes in adhesives for the fast-growing flexible packaging industry that minimizes material and shipping costs, reduces waste, and supports the expanding e-commerce economy.
Increased demand for e-commerce flexible packaging adhesives is now driven by consumer annoyance with excess packaging when their items are delivered.
HOT-MELT PRESSEN 2362 adhesive is designed to provide excellent adhesion on difficult-to-bond surfaces with low surface energy such as highly painted, coated or glossy panels and packaging materials.
HOT MELT PRESSEN 1968 adhesive is suitable for low-energy surfaces such as LDPE, HDPE and laminates, such as the self-adhesive closure strip on bags and pouches.
