Independent procurement desk
Plastic Film Sourcing is an independent sourcing partner for US business buyers of plastic film. We do not manufacture, warehouse, or publish a price list. Share polymer family, thickness, width, quantity and destination so several factories can quote the same line.
These entries are request fields, not a hosted datasheet library. Plastic Film Sourcing does not issue TDS, SDS or CAD files of its own.
Ask for the current technical data sheet and safety file that name the quoted grade, not a plant brochure. Melt flow index (MFI / MFR g/10 min) and density (g/cm³) belong on that page when the factory claims a polyethylene or polypropylene film.
| Axis | Ask, do not assume |
|---|---|
| MFI / MFR | g/10 min and the load/temperature method |
| Density | g/cc or g/cm³, or a named grade designation |
Thickness in inches, mils or millimetres; width and roll length; corona treatment, print primer, color and the ASTM method used. A “standard film” answer is not yet a competitor.
| Axis | Buyer decision |
|---|---|
| Film thickness / gauge | μm / mil or inches; convert both replies to one unit |
| Treatment | Untreated, corona, printable, or a named primer |
Most plastic film lines are roll or sheet goods. Ask for a dimensional page, packing sketch and any food-contact or recycling file that belongs to the lot. Do not treat a company ISO 9001 certificate as product evidence.
Open the spec checkThe five inquiry options on this family are Plastic Film on a roll, Clear Plastic Film, Treated or printable Plastic Film, Thicker-gauge Plastic Film and Cut-sheet Plastic Film. The table below compares two of those forms. Every rating stays subject to supplier confirmation.
| Request axis | Plastic Film on a roll | Cut-sheet Plastic Film |
|---|---|---|
| Primary length field | Roll length and core ID | Sheet length × width and sheet count |
| Thickness | Inches, mils or mm on the roll | The same unit, plus whether sheets are cut from that roll |
| Packing | Reel, pallet of rolls, stretch wrap | Pallet of sheets, interleaf, crate |
| What a unit price often hides | Core, slitting, export wrap | Cutting waste, interleaf, carton |
| When it is a new request | Width or gauge changes | Sheet size or count changes |
LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PET and PVC film are neighbouring families. This desk does not silently swap them. Tensile strength (MPa / psi) and elongation at break (%) are factory claims for a named grade. We copy the buyer’s polymer ask onto every request and mark any substitution as a new line.
This desk has no same-scope quote file of its own. We compare total procurement cost on the same quantity, packing, Incoterms and document set. We do not write “lower than the market by X%”. Co-extrusion, masterbatch / compounding and UV stabilizer / HALS packages stay on the factory page if the buyer asked for them.
FDA 21 CFR 177, REACH SVHC and food-contact material (FCM) statements are supplier documents for a named grade and lot. Plastic Film Sourcing does not certify food contact, flame rating or recycled content. Post-consumer recycled (PCR) percentage, if requested, must appear on the supplier declaration.
These names are check items. They are not badges Plastic Film Sourcing holds. A plant certificate does not replace the page that names thickness, width and the ASTM method run on the quoted item.
SVHC statement for the quoted film grade, if the receiving plant asked.
Only when the buyer’s electrical or equipment file requires it.
Food-contact file that names the grade and lot, not the trading company.
Plant quality system — useful context, not a product test.
The named thickness, tensile or puncture method the buyer wrote.
Recycled-content declaration only if the RFQ asked for PCR film.
Application notes change which axes you write. They do not promise a packed pouch, a welded bag or a wrap result.
Write polymer, gauge, treatment and print ask. Barrier OTR / WVTR is only requested when the converter cites it.
Write width, roll length and puncture ask. Density in g/cc or grade designation stays a buyer field.
Write drawing revision, color and any UV stabilizer / HALS ask. Heat deflection temperature is asked only if the OEM cites it.
Write corona treatment dyne target if you have one. Printability is a factory claim on a named treatment.
Write PCR percentage and whether food-contact is still required. Virgin versus PCR is a buyer decision, not this desk’s default.
Write the sealing method. Thermoplastic film rf welding is checked on the spec page; polyethylene often needs a different weld path.
No named buyers, savings figures or factory endorsements are on file. The cards below are check examples for the same family.
A packaging buyer sends “plastic film, 50 micron, printable.” Factories still need polymer, width, treatment method and whether the 50 μm is a target or a minimum. Until those sit on one page, the quotes are not competitors.
A sustainability lead searches plastic film recycling and expects PCR content. The factory must state post-consumer versus post-industrial and whether food-contact files still apply. A plant recycling poster is not a lot declaration.
A fabricator asks for thermoplastic film rf welding on a polyethylene line. RF welding and heat sealing are different processes. The substitution has to be written down, then re-quoted.
Missing fields stay visible. This desk does not invent gauge, polymer or a reply clock. Optional budget and supplier preference can sit beside the requirement.
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