Development directions of packaging made from polymer materials

World packaging market achieves turnover of about $620 billion per year with one third of this amount being associated with packaging made from polymer materials. It is expected that this kind of packaging consumption will hold at least 3% of the world packaging market share in the next five years and that it will surpass the consumption of all other materials used in the packaging production. This can be contributed to product quality, low production costs as well as significant investments made in the development of polymer materials, packaging technology and packaging. This paper presents some development directions for packaging made from polymer materials, such as: packaging in protective atmosphere, the use of active and intelligent packaging, and the use of biopolymers and recycled polymers for packaging production that come into direct contact with the packed product.