Commodity Trading Corporation

Costlier on the basis of usage area. * Better machinability in terms of higher speed in production. * Better printability but lamination is essential. * Higher gas retention properties make it suitable for packaging spices and other strongly flavoured food products. * Lower moisture retention properties. * Cannot be heat sealed unless it is laminated. * Higher tensile strength. * Difficult to recycle.

Cheaper than BOPET films. * Lower machinability but not a constraint with the improved packing machines. * Lower print quality but lamination is not required. * Lower gas retention properties. * Higher moisture retention properties have helped to replace wax paper for applications such as biscuit wrappers. * Heat sealable BOPP has been developed which can be sealed directly. * Lower tensile strength. * Easier to recycle.