High-quality food-grade PET plastic sheets, shipped to Indonesia for disposable plastic cup thermoforming projects
Recently, our company successfully completed the export and delivery of a batch of food-grade PET plastic sheets. This order is customized for Indonesian customers, with specifications of 0.8mm thickness, 560mm width, and a total of 20 tons, which will be used for the production of thermoformed disposable plastic cups. This not only demonstrates our stable supply capacity and high quality in the PET plastic sheet industry, but also reflects from one side the continued growth of the global disposable plastic cup market and the high attention to environmentally friendly materials.
What is PET plastic?
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is a thermoplastic polyester plastic widely used in packaging, food containers, bottles, sheets and electronic products. PET has the characteristics of good transparency, high strength, strong gas barrier and recyclability, and is particularly suitable for food-grade applications with high requirements for safety and cleanliness.
PET plastic sheets are produced through extrusion and cooling processes, have good thermoforming properties, and are suitable for the molding needs of various complex structures. Globally, PET is considered an ideal alternative to traditional plastic materials (such as PS, PVC, etc.) due to its sustainability and environmentally friendly characteristics.
Advantages of PET disposable plastic cups
Disposable plastic cups are one of the most common consumer products in our daily lives, especially in the beverage, fast food, cold drink and other industries. Compared with other plastic materials, PET disposable plastic cups have the following significant advantages:
- High transparency: The appearance is crystal clear, which is convenient for displaying the contents and improving the product grade;
- High food safety: PET materials meet international food contact material standards, have no odor, and do not release harmful substances;
- Good strength: Strong resistance to falling, not easy to break, and better use experience;
- Strong recyclability: Recyclable and reusable, in line with environmental protection and sustainable development trends;
- Strong adaptability: Suitable for hot filling, cold drink cups, juice cups, milk tea cups and other scenarios.
Development trend of the global PET thermoforming market
With the increase of global environmental awareness and the increase in demand for disposable packaging, the PET thermoforming market has continued to grow in recent years. Especially in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, with the accelerated urbanization process and the rapid development of the food and beverage industry, the demand for disposable plastic packaging is strong.
As one of the preferred materials for thermoforming, PET has significant advantages in molding efficiency, yield rate, and cost control on automated production lines. In addition, with the promotion of the “plastic ban” in many countries, traditional non-degradable plastics such as PS and PVC are gradually being replaced by environmentally friendly PET.
As one of the most populous countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia’s beverage market is expanding rapidly, and the demand for related packaging materials is growing. The 20 tons of PET sheets shipped this time will be mainly used for customers’ plastic cup production projects, and it is expected to produce tens of millions of food-grade disposable beverage cups annually.
Advantages of our PET plastic sheets
Strict food grade standards: all meet the requirements of food contact materials such as FDA and EU;
High transparency and uniform thickness: suitable for high-speed thermoforming production lines to improve production efficiency;
Customizable width, thickness, and color: meet the diverse needs of customers;
Packaging specifications and stable delivery: adapt to export needs to ensure safe and damage-free transportation;
Full assistance from the technical support team: provide services such as thermoforming parameters and mold adaptation suggestions.
Wide range of applications
In addition to beverage cups, PET sheets are also widely used in:
- Food packaging boxes (dessert boxes, salad boxes, cake trays, etc.);
- Cosmetic trays and transparent liners;
- Medical supplies packaging (syringe trays, drug packaging, etc.);
- Electronic product blister trays;
- Gift packaging, stationery packaging, etc.
