The role of packaging materials widening as their utility is pervading multiple aspects of our day to day lives. Staring from car seats to your mattress, running shoes, polyurethane flexible foam is found in more places than one could ever imagine. Overall, it has taken a major leap forward, leading to widespread adoption.
History says
First invented in Leverkusen (Germany) in the year 1937, Polyurethane as a material came into being. In the year 1954, the first commercial production took place in Europe and soon thereafter in the United States. After that, nothing can stop this packaging material from succeeding. Within a span of few years, flexible polyurethane foam became the material of choice especially for furniture upholstery and car seats. And because of its unique looking properties, it can be found in many different applications, from kitchen sponges to clothing, packaging, filters, or sound insulation, just to name a few.
Its benefits include:
Being versatile, lightweight, cost-efficient and durable, polyurethane flexible foam has been developed over time allowing producers to develop a virtually endless range of foam types each with specific properties to serve today’s multiple applications foams. In products made from such materials can last for several years. And how can we forget that such kind of foams even offer environmental benefits such as when exposed to air, the foam is extremely lightweight and therefore helps in emission reduction in transport applications.
Whats coming up next in the market?
In order to place things into correct perspective- European association of flexible polyurethane foam (EUROPUR) produces around 900,000 tonnes of flexible foam annually in the EU. If we compare in terms of volume, it becomes equivalent to 9 times the Great Pyramid of Giza, every year. Whether its foam manufacturers or leading suppliers, everyone craves to jump high instead of resting on their laurels. Which means the future will remain bright for our market.
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