The high growth of users who buy by Internet has caused an increase on the demand of packaging products. As a consequence the demand of personalized strapping manufacturer has grown a 400% since 2003 being at this time the 40% of the total production of strapping in the field of packaging. This information is the result of a market study made by the catalan packaging company Plasticband.

A total of 20.000 tons of strapping will have been commercialized in Spain. That means a grown of a 6% regarding figures of 2006 and a global turnover of 70 million euros.

The study made by Plasticband reveals that strapping reduces a 64% the loosing of product, as not only it is the element of union of the load but also “represents the support where it is printed the name or information of the company which produces the product sent.”

The general manager of Plasticband, Mr. Jordi Guimet, pointed out that “strapping has become a basic product because, apart from fixing the load to the palet, gives safety, a decrease in robberies and better product appearance. That reality forces us to work with more professional printing quality and reliability.

Plasticband is a family company founded in Granollers (Barcelona) in 1978 by Mr. Jordi Guimet and Mr. Miquel Sisó. It produces and commercializes light strapping, strapping systems, orbital wrappers and other essential elements in packaging and logistics. At this time, 35 people works at the company and its turnover is of more than 6 million euros each year.