What is Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene, BOPP ??

Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene or BOPP is

A high-quality plastic film that possesses a high level of clarity and flexibility. With its main properties, BOPP is often used to package or wrap products such as straws, cookie or snack boxes, cigarette boxes, condom boxes, cosmetic packages and, especially with the current COVID-19 pandemic in which self-hygiene and Healthcare & Medical Industry are more important than ever, the use of BOPP also extends to medical products and instruments.

BOPP can be applied with Corona Treatment on either side of the film, which enhances the ability for BOPP to be sealed by heat. Hence, BOPP is also widely known as BOPP Heatseable Film. With the Corona Treatment, BOPP can also be applied to paper and other surfaces making it well known to the printing industry and paper lamination work as well.

This type of plastics is designed to be used with high-speed machines both vertical and horizontal type. The thickness of BOPP varies from 15 (0.0015 mm) to 40 (0.0040 mm) microns.

Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene or BOPP can be broken down further categorizing by the level of clarity, silkiness, and flexibility which makes each of every one of them slightly unique in their own ways.