The current situation of the development of food packaging in China

The situation of food packaging in China

( A) The development history of packaging

the history of human use of packaging can be traced back to ancient times. As early as the late primitive society about ten thousand years ago, with the improvement of production technology, production was developed, with the remaining items must be storage and exchange, and then began to appear the original packaging. , initially, people cut rattan enlacing catch with plant leaves, shells, animal skins, such as packing, this is the original packaging development of embryos. Later with the improvement of labor skills, people with plant fiber such as making the original basket, basket, burning with fire stone bowls made clay pot, mud, dirt and mud tank, etc. , used for holding, save food, beverage and other goods, make the function of packaging is convenient transportation, storage and custody for preliminary is perfect. This is the ancient packaging, that is, the original packaging.

in about 5000 BC, humans began to enter the Bronze Age. 4000 years ago in xia dynasty, the Chinese have been able to smelting bronze, chow tai period bronze smelting technology further development. The spring and autumn period and the warring states period, people mastered the lacquer painting cast iron steel technology and system technology, metal containers, lacquer wood container have emerged. In ancient Egypt, began in 3000 BC blown glass container. Therefore, ceramic, glass, wood, metal processing all kinds of packaging container has a history of one thousand years, many of which are technology through perfecting development, has been used to date.

in 105 AD, the art of paper-making was invented by CAI lun in eastern han dynasty. In 610 AD, China papermaking by the Korea to Japan; Introduced into Europe in the 13th century, Germany built the first large paper mill. 11 century, despair an illusion of northern song dynasty finish invented the movable type printing. In the 15th century, Europe began to appear the book printing, packaging printing and packaging decoration industry began to develop. In the 16th century European ceramic industry began to develop; U. S. built glass factory, the production of various kinds of glass containers. At this point, such as ceramic, glass, wood, metal as the main material of packaging industry started to develop, traditional modern packaging began to transition to a modern packaging.