Bubble wrap price increases explained
Here at Kite we work in a fairly niche and unusual sector in terms of e-commerce. Unlike many other products, where prices are mostly just affected by inflation and VAT changes, industrial B2B product prices such as packaging materials are affected by the cost of raw materials.
Why has bubble wrap increased in price?
As a distributor Kite works with a number of different suppliers to source product, and our partnership with Jiffy is a strong one as we work with them to offer our customers a full range of bubble wrap, bubble bags, padded mailers and much more. Of course, the key material involved in these products is the bubble itself which has recently faced a price increase of 8%.
Part of the reason for this increase is due to the rising cost of bubble wraps raw material – plastic resins which in their purest form look like small beads of plastic and require a complex manufacturing process to turn into sheets of protective wrapping. These resins are produced from crude oil by global petro-chemical companies and are traded on the global commodity market.
As well as this, the manufacturing process that bubble-wrap goes through involves a number of different stages and require A LOT of energy. Therefore, when fuel prices rise (which we’re sure you’ve all been affected by), so does the product.
There is some good news though! Although all our Jiffy products and bubble lined mailer prices have been pushed up, we have managed to keep our Kite Essentials bubble at the same low price.
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