What is the difference between BOPP thermal synthetic paper and ordinary thermal paper?

There are obvious differences between BOPP thermal synthetic paper and ordinary thermal paper in many aspects, which are mainly reflected in the material composition, physical properties, environmental resistance and application fields.

1. Material composition

BOPP thermal synthetic paper: mainly composed of bidirectional tensile polypropylene (BOPP) film as the base, the surface is coated with a layer of thermal sensitive coating. BOPP film has high strength, resistance to water, oil, chemicals and other properties, so that this synthetic paper can maintain stable performance in a variety of environments.

Ordinary thermal paper: mainly made of wood pulp paper as a base, the surface coated with a layer of thermal color layer. Although this paper also has the function of thermal printing, it is relatively weak in physical properties and environmental resistance.

2. Physical properties

BOPP thermal sensitive synthetic paper: due to the use of polymer polypropylene material, with high strength, tear resistance, impact resistance and other excellent physical properties. This makes it more durable and less prone to breakage during printing and use.

Ordinary thermal paper: the physical properties are relatively weak, easy to be damaged or deformed by external force.

3. Environmental resistance

BOPP thermal synthetic paper: Excellent resistance to water, oil and chemicals, and can keep label information legible in harsh environments such as wet, greasy or chemical corrosion.

Ordinary thermal paper: poor environmental resistance, easy to be damp, contaminated by oil or eroded by chemicals, resulting in fuzzy or falling off information.

4. Application field

BOPP thermal sensitive synthetic paper: Because of its excellent physical properties and environmental resistance, it is widely used in packaging labels of food, beverage, cosmetics and other industries, as well as labels and bills printing in logistics, retail and other fields. It is especially suitable for situations where information needs to be legible for a long time and the environment is complex.

Ordinary thermal paper: although it is also used in some label and ticket printing scenarios, due to its performance limitations, it is more suitable for occasions with low environmental performance requirements.

In summary, there are significant differences between BOPP thermal synthetic paper and ordinary thermal paper in material composition, physical properties, environmental resistance and application fields. The choice of paper depends on the specific application needs and scenarios. For label and ticket printing scenarios that require high strength and excellent environmental performance, BOPP thermal synthetic paper is a more suitable choice.