Polythene Mailing Films
Elite Plastics manufacture polythene mailing film to exact specification, supplying high-performance, cost-effective solutions to a large segment of the UK mailing industry. All films are extruded and printed in-house to ensure consistent quality.
Industry Leading Mailing Film
Elite Plastics are industry leaders in the extrusion and printing of polythene mailing film, supplying some of the UK’s largest publishing and mailing companies.
Our mailing films are used to wrap millions of magazines, catalogues and publications every year, meaning there is a strong likelihood you have come across Elite Plastics packaging through your letterbox or on the newsstand.
Over many years, we have built our reputation by delivering high-performance, cost-effective mailing films supported by consistently high levels of service. We continue to invest in innovation, including the development of advanced sustainable mailing film solutions to meet the growing demand for environmentally responsible packaging.
About Our Mailing Film
Elite Plastics manufacture high-quality mailing films designed for efficiency, performance and cost control. Our films are used across the publishing and mailing industry, providing reliable protection and presentation for printed materials.
We produce mailing films both plain and printed, with up to 8 colour print capability to support branding, messaging and customer communication.
The majority of our mailing films are manufactured to order, allowing us to tailor each product to the exact requirements of our customers. This ensures maximum efficiency, reduced material usage and improved cost performance.
Performance & Efficiency
Our approach is focused on helping customers reduce costs without compromising on quality or productivity.
By utilising advanced extrusion techniques and modern polymer technologies, we are able to:
Optimise film specifications for each application
Reduce material usage through down-gauging
Maintain strength, clarity and machinability
Deliver consistent, high-quality performance
Elite’s Sustainable Mailing Film Options
Sugarcane Mailing Film
Carbon Neutral
100% Recyclable and compatible with existing recycling streams as it is chemically identical - LDPE4
Bio-Plastic - Reduces use of oil based product onto sustainable, renewable bio-plastics
Renewable Polythene - Sugarcane grows efficiently and there is a lot of land available to grow more, Sugarcane is grown far away from the rainforest so does not result in it’s deforestation through increased demand
Chemically identical to oil based polythene - No difference in performance, appearance or the way that it is treated
Runs on all mailing/polywrapping lines perfectly, no difference to oil based mailing film in use
Excellent optical properties - The same as regular oil based mailing film
Excellent marketing opportunity to show green credentials - Carbon Neutral, Sugarcane, Bio Plastic, Sustainable, Recyclable.
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OK Home Compost Starch Based Mailing Film
Bio-Plastics - Reduces use of oil based onto sustainable, renewable bio-plastics
Bio-Degradable
Home Compostable - Can be disposed of in any compost heap, household garden waste bin or food waste bin
Renewable alternative
Optimised by Elite Plastics technical department to run on mailing/polywrapping lines as efficiently as possible
Excellent marketing opportunity to show green credentials - Bio Plastic, Sustainable, Home Compostable, Bio-Degradable
Oxo-Degradable Polythene Mailing Film
Exactly the same processing properties as normal polythene so no need to adapt mailing/polywrapping line
The accelerated process degrades mailing film in months rather than years if in a composting environment
Prolonged exposure to UV light and/or heat of composting environment triggers the accelerated degradation process of the mailing/polywrapping film, this occurs at end of useful life
Excellent optical/clarity properties
Excellent marketing opportunity to show green credentials - Bio-Degradable, reduced degradation time
Complete Mailing Film Solution
Elite manage the whole manufacturing process of it's plain and printed mailing films, our in-house print origination team handle all artwork for printed mailing films. We deal with the production of printing plates and optimisation for printing on our state of the art print presses. Elite guarantee that the print quality and branding onto the mailing films will be second to none. With the whole process being managed and manufactured in-house we extrude and print to an industry leading standard. Resulting in exceptional print quality, performance and efficiency.
For more information on our Plain & Printed Mailing Films please fill in the enquiry form to the right or contact us.
Why choose Elite Plastics?
UK manufacturer with over 35 years’ experience in polythene packaging. We offer fully in-house extrusion, printing and conversion, supported by BRCGS AA accreditation and ISO 9001 quality standards. With in-house recycling, large stockholding, technical expertise and 24/7 production, we provide reliable, end-to-end supply for demanding applications.
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