Development Trends of Transportation Cushioning Materials

The development of transportation cushioning packaging materials is moving towards a sustainable direction that conserves energy and raw materials, reduces consumption, protects the ecological environment, prevents pollution, facilitates recycling, and benefits human health. Research directions for new cushioning materials include improving the performance of existing materials to reduce usage and developing fully biodegradable materials. Plant fiber cushioning materials, due to their environmental friendliness, biodegradability, and low cost, have become a research hotspot and an ideal alternative to foamed plastics.

Honeycomb cardboard, as a green packaging material, is lightweight, inexpensive, high-strength, and recyclable. Agricultural waste such as corn stalks can be used to manufacture corrosion-inhibiting cushioning packaging materials, achieving resource utilization. Integrated designs using 100% single recyclable materials, such as air capsules, represent a new direction for reducing packaging size and facilitating recycling in e-commerce.