Businesses involved in this segment range from small job shop printers up to large business form producers. Gone are the days of contracting these jobs out, as most now perform the packaging within their own facilities.
2. Shrink Wrap Film For Toys, Games and Sporting Goods - Shrink is used here to assure product integrity and offer the consumer visual appeal. Plastic models, puzzles and games all benefit from the security of shrink film.
3. Shrink Packaging For Hardware and Houseware - A broad category with a tremendous variety of product being overwrapped. From tools to plastic bowls, shrink fulfills the need once served by corrugated and blister packaging.
4. Shrink Wrap For Packaged Foods - Major applications include frozen pizza, ice cream and frozen foods. The fastest growing trend is the process of multi-packing products for sale at wholesale type stores. The use of shrink offers the benefits of enhanced visual appeal, tamper evidence and prolonged shelf life, through the prevention of freezer burn. 5. Shrink Wrapped Stationary, Cards and Gift Wrap - PVC films are still widely used to protect these easily damaged products and improve appearance. Todays soft shrink films afford the opportunity to introduce polyolefin films into this market. 7. Shrink Wrap For Video Tapes and CD's - These products all benefit from some sort of film overwrap. Video is predominately shrink wrapped where CD is usually done with a non-shrink process such as tuck and fold. More and more CD producers have turned to shrink as they are updating equipment. Shrink wrapping is widely used across the spectrum of industries and is finding its way into new segments daily. The retail appeal and security offered insures growth for the future. 
