Gathering Strength in New Materials, Meeting at All in Print Shanghai 2026

Release time：2026-10-26

Why do traditional printed products need lamination?
To make them look more premium, feel more textured, and perform more durably in use—and because the production process is mature, people are still accustomed to applying a layer of film.

Lamination makes packaging brighter, smoother, and stronger, but it also brings new problems: paper is no longer just paper,
and recycling becomes more complicated. Is there a way for paper-based printed products to achieve a premium texture without relying on traditional lamination processes?

At the Shanghai All in Print China, we brought our answer to the show: Plastic-Free Coating Film.

What is happening in the industry?

In the past, many high-end folding cartons, gift boxes, and consumer electronics packaging used various film lamination processes to enhance surface gloss, hand feel, and abrasion resistance. But as environmental regulations tighten at home and abroad, brand ESG requirements rise, and consumers become more receptive to green packaging, traditional film lamination is being re-examined.

Regulations such as the EU PPWR set higher requirements for packaging recyclability, while China’s green packaging, lightweighting, and circularity policies continue to drive industry upgrading.

Plastic-Free Coating Film is a technical path worth close attention under these trends.

What is Plastic-Free Coating Film?

It is not simply removing lamination. It uses plastic-reduced coating technology to address film contamination in paper-based substrates from the source, allowing paper printing products to maintain texture, abrasion resistance, scratch resistance, and water resistance, while reducing dependence on traditional plastic film composite structures.

Why does Jinjiang focus on it?

Traditional lamination can improve gloss, hand feel, and durability, but it also creates issues such as complex material structures, difficult separation for recycling, and high plastic content. Brand customers want both premium texture and green compliance; printing and packaging companies need stable production and controlled process costs.

Therefore, Jinjiang is promoting plastic-free coating films and related technologies to solve the environmental and resource-reuse challenge of separating paper from film after lamination, offering new possibilities for sustainable innovation in packaging and printing.

What is the final effect?

Plastic-Free Coating Film is not only a green statement, but also an upgrade in packaging texture and production processes.

First, it gives paper-based products softer, more premium, and more diverse surface textures, while reducing the non-degradable and recycling pressures caused by traditional plastic film lamination.

Second, it helps optimize certain post-press operations, lowers material application difficulty and production waste, and improves order response efficiency.

Finally, it makes packaging feel more natural to the touch, look more refined visually, and better align with current green consumption trends.

Starting from All in Print China, Jinjiang moves forward

After this year’s All in Print China, Jinjiang will continue investing in R&D for Plastic-Free Coating Film. We hope sustainable material and process innovation can help printing and packaging customers find more reliable and practical solutions under the plastic-reduction trend.

From tactile film, anti-scratch film, textured film, and holographic film to Plastic-Free Coating Film, Jinjiang has always been doing one thing: using more suitable surface treatment solutions to make packaging both textured and responsible.

The exhibition has ended, but our new service work has just begun. If you are looking for more eco-friendly and textured packaging surface solutions, feel free to talk with Jinjiang.