Home / Knowledge Base / Markets / Rigid Packaging

Rigid Packaging

Bottles, jars, caps, tubs and trays where opacity, brand colour and food-contact compliance matter. Astra delivers consistent shade and light protection across blow, injection and thermoform.

Rigid Packaging

Bottles, jars, caps, tubs and trays where opacity, brand colour and food-contact compliance matter. Astra delivers consistent shade and light protection across blow, injection and thermoform.

Polymers
HDPEPP-HPETPP-BPP-RLDPEHIPSPA6

Segments in Rigid Packaging

The segments that make up this market, and where our colour and additive solutions earn their place.

Bottles & Containers

Covers Food Trays, Cable Ducts, Cold/Hot Water Pipes and Conduit within Beauty Care. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on HDPE, PET, PP-R and HIPS.

Buckets & Pails

Covers Bulk Food, Industrial Chemicals and Paints within Rigid Packaging. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on PP-B, HDPE and PA6.

Caps & Closures

Covers Beverage Crates, Logistics Pallets, Totes and Beverage within Rigid Packaging. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on HDPE, PP-H, PP-B and PET.

Crates & Pallets

Covers Pill Bottles, Syringes and Diagnostic Kits within Rigid Packaging. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on HDPE, PP-B, PET and PP-R.

Foam Packaging

Covers Food Trays within Rigid Packaging. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on HIPS, PP-H, PET and GPPS.

Medical & Healthcare

Covers Edge Guards and Corner Protectors within Rigid Packaging. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on PP-H, LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE.

Protective Buffers

Covers Body Care, Lotions, Perfume and Personal Care within Rigid Packaging. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on PP-H.

Thin-Wall Packaging

Covers Compacts, Lipstick Tubes and Luxury Jars within Rigid Packaging. What matters here: high-jetness opacity and carbon-black UV protection (light-blocking, weatherability). Typically carried on HDPE, PP-R, PET and LDPE.