Stretch Film or stretch Wrap is a highly stretchable plastic film that is wrapped around items. The elastic recovery keeps the items tightly bound. In contrast, shrink wrap is applied loosely around an item and shrinks tightly with heat.
It is frequently used to unitize pallet loads but also may be used for bundling smaller items.
Improved stability of products or packages, forming a unit load.
More efficient handling and storage of unit loads.
Some degree of dust and moisture protection.
Some degree of temper-resistance and resistance to package pilferage.
Types of stretch film include bundling stretch film, hand stretch film, extended core stretch film, machine stretch film and static dissipative film.
