Flexible packaging of the outer material often through a series of processing, such as printing, laminating, coating and extrusion, and may involve different substrates, such as plastic film, paper and metal foil. Soft packing is also rich in types, including plastic bags, packaging film and capping film, paper bags and packaging paper, aluminum-plastic composite belt, aluminum foil sealing, blister packaging and aluminum foil bags.

Asia is the largest regional market for flexible packaging, accounting for about 29.1% of global flexible packaging sales, followed by Western Europe and North america. Of course, is Asias fastest growing consumer packaging market, is expected in 2011 to 2016, the average annual compound growth rate will reach 7.9%, and will occupy the global flexible packaging consumption growth of the total 55%. according to Pira international reports, India and Chinese is flexible packaging consumption the fastest growing countries in the period 2011 ~2016 the two countries will occupy the global flexible packaging consumption growth of the total 44%.

From the application point of view, the food accounted for almost 3/4 of the total global flexible packaging consumption in 2011, meat, fish and poultry are the most flexible packaged foods, followed by confectionery and baked goods. However, with the continuous development of medical packaging in recent years, the application of flexible packaging in the pharmaceutical industry has gradually begun to be widespread.

Soft package want further development, the government should focus on solving the difficulties and problems in the land, finance, technology, talent and market of enterprises, encourage enterprises through acquisitions, mergers, holding, combined with a variety of ways to enterprises bigger and stronger, to maintain market competitiveness through the development of new products BOPET, EVOH and PA etc. barrier flexible packaging etc..