PP strapping is a plastic binding band made primarily from polypropylene (PP). It is widely used in foreign trade transportation for securing cargo, pallet unitizing, and container filling. Its features include light weight, corrosion resistance, and low cost, but its tensile strength and weather resistance are lower than those of PET strapping and steel strapping. Application scenarios include: packing light and medium-duty goods such as cartons, textiles, and building materials; used with manual, semi-automatic, or fully automatic strapping machines. Precautions: select specifications (width, thickness, tensile strength) according to cargo weight to avoid breakage caused by overloading; for long-term outdoor storage, UV inhibitors must be added, otherwise it is prone to aging; when exporting, pay attention to the destination country's environmental requirements for plastic packaging (such as the EU plastics tax). Compared with PET strapping, PP strapping has greater elongation and poorer recovery, making it unsuitable for heavy or high-impact cargo; compared with steel strapping, it is corrosion-resistant but has lower strength. In foreign trade documents, it often appears in packing lists and quality clauses of purchase contracts, where parameters such as material, dimensions, color, and tensile strength must be specified.
📝 Examples
1. The outer packaging of this batch of goods uses PP strapping, with specifications of 12 mm width and 0.6 mm thickness, a breaking tensile strength of no less than 1200 N, and two cross straps per pallet. (Note: Specify the specific technical parameters and strapping method of the strapping in the purchase contract.)
2. Please confirm whether the PP strapping has UV inhibitors added, because the goods will be stored outdoors at the port for 3 months, and ordinary PP strapping is prone to embrittlement and breakage. (Note: Remind the supplier in an email to pay attention to environmental adaptability to avoid packaging failure during transportation.)
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