Beverage Packaging: Diversification of Health and Environment

With the development of the national economy and the ever-increasing living standards of the people, the beverage industry in China has developed rapidly. In particular, beverage varieties have grown from single glass bottled sodas before the 1970s to today's carbonated drinks and natural beverages. The situation. The beverage packaging industry has also emerged a trend of diversification, breaking the monopoly market pattern of single glass containers in the past. Metal, plastic, paper and other materials have been applied to beverage packaging, metal cans, PET bottles, PP bottles, Tetra Pak, Combibloc, roof packs, black-and-white films and other packaging are on the market.

According to statistics, the annual output of beverages in China is basically increasing year by year. It maintains a percentage growth rate of double digits, about 10% to 20%, and the average annual total output is close to 30 million tons, which is the speed of development in the food industry. One of the fastest industries. At present, the domestic beverage market is dominated by fruit pulp, fruit fiber juices, low-sugar or sugar-free tea beverages, and bottled water. It is expected that the fastest-growing beverage products in 2007 will be low-sugar or non-sugar drinks. A variety of flavored tea beverages and healthy beverages such as fruits and vegetables and flowers. As the product gradually refines and subdivides the development trend, the beverage market targeting different beverage consumption groups will be more colorful.

With the appearance of various types of beverages, the beverage packaging industry has also developed rapidly. After breaking the monopoly market pattern of single glass containers, metal containers, plastic containers and paper containers have emerged in succession, and beverage packaging has shown diversified development. trend. After years of market accumulation of carbonated soft drinks, pure water, and mineral water drinks, the market has become quite stable. The classic image of cans of Coca-Cola beverages cannot be easily shaken, while mineral water drinks want to have a certain share in the market, only in PET bottles. Some changes have been made in the design and capacity of the model. In recent years, 2L packaging suitable for household and catering consumption has had a market.

Reprinted from: Ke Yin Media