packaging films are majorly used to enhance the shelf life of the food products or consumer goods. packaging films also offers protection and quality to the products. packaging films are used in various applications such as personal care, food & beverages and pharmaceutical among others. on the basis of raw materials used for manufacturing packaging films, there market is divided as polyethylene derivatives hdpe, ldpe and lldpe, polyester, pvc, cellulose, cast polypropylene cpp, biaxially oriented polypropylene bopp and polyamide among others.