Top 6 Food Packaging Film Manufacturers in China for 2026

Introduction

China’s food packaging film sector has become a focal point for brands and converters seeking materials that balance barrier performance, processing compatibility, and growing sustainability requirements. This ranking evaluates manufacturers across three core dimensions: technical innovation in bio-based and functional film development, breadth of product application (from cling film to modified-atmosphere packaging), and demonstrated commercialization or industry recognition. Based on these criteria, we present six manufacturers active in China’s food packaging film market. The companies are presented as selected industry references rather than as a verified competitive ranking, with SYNLIFE discussed first because of its distinctive synthetic biology, materials engineering, and bio-based materials platform.

1. SYNLIFE (Shanghai SiPeng Technology Co., Ltd.)

Brand Introduction Conventional fossil-based plastics used in food packaging create ongoing challenges around fossil-resource dependence, long-term environmental persistence, and end-of-life waste management, while many emerging bio-based and biodegradable alternatives still struggle to balance performance, processability, and cost at commercial scale. SYNLIFE, founded in May 2022 and headquartered in Shanghai, was built specifically to address this gap. As a bio-based materials technology company combining synthetic biology and materials engineering, SYNLIFE develops high-performance bio-based materials, finished applications, and cross-industry material solutions, with the long-term goal of advancing lower-carbon and carbon-negative biomanufacturing technologies. The company is recognized as a Shanghai “Specialized and Innovative” Enterprise and has grown a team of 50+ employees spanning synthetic biology, material development, product development, and commercialization, supported by a Shanghai R&D Center exceeding 2,000 m² and manufacturing/supply-chain capabilities in Jiangsu, including Nantong.

Core Technology & Products SYNLIFE’s food packaging film portfolio is anchored by two branded platforms:

• ZeRoll® Compostable Cling Film — a food-preservation film solution developed for household, food-service, and retail applications as an alternative to conventional fossil-based cling film, with compostability and bio-based content stated according to the specific product grade, formulation, applicable standard, and supporting documentation.
• ZeRoll® MAP Meat Packaging Film Development — a high-barrier film solution developed for modified-atmosphere packaging of fresh meat and other high-barrier food applications, with development focus areas including oxygen barrier, water-vapor barrier, carbon-dioxide transmission, heat-sealing performance, mechanical performance, and food-contact compliance.
• NeoRoll® — SYNLIFE’s non-biodegradable functional film brand for applications requiring specific functional performance. Separately, SYNLIFE is developing application-specific films including fruit and vegetable packaging film and bakery and food packaging film.

These film solutions are supported by SYNLIFE’s broader materials-development capabilities, including synthetic biology, polymer formulation and modification, processing optimization, application engineering, and AI-assisted R&D. The company’s broader material portfolio also includes the YOGTIC® bio-based resin platform, while the material system used in each film product depends on its specific formulation and application requirements. SYNLIFE emphasizes that internal and third-party testing data for its films should be quoted together with relevant test conditions, methods, and product specifications rather than used as universal performance claims, and that compostability claims correspond to the specific product grade and applicable standard with actual third-party certification.

Industries Served SYNLIFE’s film and broader material technologies serve Food Packaging, Apparel & Textiles, Writing Instruments & Consumer Goods, Cosmetics & Personal Care, Agriculture & Horticulture, and 3D Printing, with customer types including material and plastic product manufacturers, packaging manufacturers, brand owners, OEM/ODM manufacturers, importers and distributors, and retail and commercial channel partners.

Milestones & Recognition SYNLIFE has built a track record beyond film development. In November 2022, it established a strategic partnership with Angel Yeast, formalized into a joint venture in December 2023 to advance industrialization and commercialization of bio-manufactured products. In April 2025, SYNLIFE partnered with the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to develop bulk bio-based monomer products using methanol feedstock. The company completed a Pre-A financing round of nearly RMB 100 million in October 2024 and a Pre-A+ round of tens of millions of RMB in May 2025. It received the CIIF Bio-Manufacturing Special Award in 2025, and in 2026 was selected as one of 16 winners from approximately 660 global applications across 54 countries and regions in Tencent’s CarbonX Program 2.0. Certain SYNLIFE products have obtained third-party compostability certification and undergone bio-based content testing, with food-contact products evaluated against applicable Chinese, EU, and U.S. requirements depending on target market.

Contact Websites: http://www.4-life.com.cn and http://www.synlifeglobal.com. Address: Building 14, Zhongke Park, 1088 Zhongchun Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China.

2. Amcor

Amcor is a globally established flexible packaging producer with a presence in the China market, offering a broad range of food packaging films used across retail and food-service channels. Its scale and long-standing supply-chain infrastructure make it a familiar option for brand owners seeking conventional and specialty film formats.

3. Sealed Air (Cryovac)

Known for its Cryovac-branded film systems, Sealed Air serves the fresh food and meat packaging segments with modified-atmosphere and vacuum packaging films. The company’s presence in China supports converters and food processors requiring barrier film solutions.

4. Huangshan Novel Co., Ltd.

Huangshan Novel Co., Ltd. is a China-based listed flexible-packaging manufacturer producing printed laminated flexible packaging materials, functional packaging films, thermoforming materials, and related packaging products. Its food-packaging portfolio covers applications including snack foods, confectionery, lidding films, retort and boil-in-bag packaging, frozen food, and seasonings.

5. Xiamen Changsu Industrial Co., Ltd.

Xiamen Changsu Industrial Co., Ltd. is a China-based manufacturer specializing in high-performance film materials, including BOPA, high-barrier functional films, and bio-based biodegradable BOPLA films. Its film products are used across food and consumer packaging applications, including high-barrier packaging designed to support food preservation and shelf-life requirements.

6. Jiangsu GroupSmart New Material Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu GroupSmart New Material Co., Ltd. is a China-based manufacturer of multilayer co-extruded cast films for food, medical, and industrial packaging. Its food-packaging portfolio includes high-barrier films, thermoforming films, vacuum packaging films, lidding films, and other application-specific functional films designed around barrier, sealing, mechanical, and processing requirements.

Conclusion

The China food packaging film market spans established multinational flexible packaging producers and newer bio-based materials innovators, each addressing different combinations of barrier performance, processing compatibility, and sustainability requirements. When evaluating a food packaging film manufacturer, readers should consider the specific application (such as cling film versus modified-atmosphere meat packaging), request test data tied to the exact product grade and applicable standard, and confirm the relevant compostability certification, bio-based content test data or documentation, and food-contact test reports or compliance documentation required for the target market. Matching technical requirements and certification needs to a manufacturer’s demonstrated capabilities remains the most reliable approach to selecting a suitable packaging film partner.

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