| Cello bags and polyethylene bags are extremely | | | | bulletproof vests, boats, ATVs, and cartilage |
| popular today. The tricky part is that many | | | | replacements in medicine. Polyethylene was |
| people do not know the difference between | | | | invented in 1899 by a German engineer, but it |
| them. It is not uncommon to see or hear people | | | | stayed in oblivion until 1933. By the 1950s, it |
| referring to cellophane as polyethylene, and vice | | | | became the most popular material for packaging |
| versa. This educational article is meant to eliminate | | | | and started to replace the less durable cello bags. |
| the confusion between these two once and for | | | | Polyethylene is separated into 3 types: HDPE (High |
| all, as well as to help you choose one for your | | | | Density Polythene), MDPE (Medium Density |
| current needs (marketing, gifts, etc.). | | | | Polythene), and LDPE (Low Density Polythene). |
| Cellophane | | | | The HDPE is used for durable bags with regular or |
| Cellophane is a transparent grease-resistant and | | | | reinforced patch handles or loop handles. The |
| moisture-resistant film produced from viscose. It | | | | LDPE is used for lightweight T-shirt bags. These |
| was invented by a Swiss textile engineer in 1911. | | | | are more capacious; besides, they are the most |
| In 1913, France began to manufacture it on a | | | | affordable type of packaging. |
| large scale. It became the first moisture-resistant | | | | Custom Printed Cellophane and Polyethylene |
| and flexible packaging in the world. However, after | | | | Both types of materials (cellophane and |
| the invention of polyethylene in the 1950s, | | | | polyethylene) can be custom printed in full color. |
| cellophane started to be replaced by this new | | | | They can be used for placing text or graphics |
| material. | | | | onto them, such as for marketing and gifts. |
| Cello bags are typically used for foods (meats, | | | | Cellophane packs are commonly used for gifts, |
| cheeses, candy, cookies, etc.), as well as for small | | | | while polyethylene packs are more often used for |
| gifts and cards (greeting cards, florist cards). Cello | | | | marketing. Cello bags are used to carry gift cards |
| packs are often used to wrap gifts for parties | | | | with flowers, as well as gifts for birthdays, |
| and holidays (birthday, wedding, Christmas, Easter, | | | | weddings, Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, and |
| Valentine's Day, etc.). They can be clear or | | | | other events. Polythene bags are used for |
| colored, as well as preprinted or custom printed. | | | | product sales, as well as to distribute printed |
| They can be flat or gusseted, as well as square | | | | materials at presentations and exhibitions. |
| or cone-shaped. You can even find biodegradable | | | | Both types of bags are one of the most |
| cello packaging. | | | | versatile, compact and cost-effective mediums |
| Polyethylene | | | | for advertising or personalized gifts. Any of these |
| Polyethylene (polythene) is a plastic made by | | | | two types of personalized packaging will be long |
| polymerization of ethylene. Today, this plastic is | | | | remembered and create a favorable impression |
| the most manufactured plastic in the world. This | | | | on the receiver. We hope that we have eliminated |
| material can look transparent or white (depending | | | | the confusion between the two, and that now |
| on its density). It is much more durable and | | | | you know which type of them is best for your |
| resistant to elements than cellophane. It is used in | | | | current needs. |