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Greenhouse, tunnel, mulch, silage — each film is engineered for a different job. Start with the job, then narrow by material, thickness and climate.
If you are covering a structure, you want greenhouse or tunnel film. If you are laying it on the ground, you want mulch. They are not interchangeable.
Both are polyolefins. The difference is in clarity, service life and price — not in whether they “work”.
Most buyers get the best price/performance from virgin-resin multi-layer PE.
When light quality and a longer service life beat the upfront premium — flowers, nurseries.
Where labour or regulation makes film recovery expensive — mulch only.
Thickness and light spec follow the crop. Use this as a starting point, then tune to your climate.
| Leafy greens (lettuce, spinach) | 150 µm PE · anti-drip |
| Fruiting veg (tomato, pepper) | PO or 180 µm PE · high diffusion |
| Flowers / ornamentals | PO · clarity & colour uniformity |
| Strawberry / berry | Black or black-silver mulch 25–30 µm |
| Open-field vegetables | Black mulch 20–30 µm / biodegradable |
Recommendations assume standard seasonal production. Tell us your crop and climate and we’ll tune the formula and send a lot-specific COA.
Same crop, different continent — different spec. Get the climate fit right before you order.
High UV, heavy humidity. Anti-drip is non-negotiable; go thicker to survive storms.
Four seasons, cooler nights. IR thermal pays for itself in heating savings.
Intense sun and dust. Max UV loading and anti-dust keep light transmission up.
Sharp day–night swings. IR thermal plus anti-drip manage the temperature range.
Run this before you ask for a quote. It turns a vague “send me film” into a spec a factory can actually build.
Greenhouse film covers a structure and manages light, heat, and humidity (120–200 µm). Mulch film is laid on soil to warm it and block weeds (15–50 µm). They are engineered for different jobs and are not interchangeable.
For protected vegetables, 150–180 µm PE (or PO for high-value crops) greenhouse film with anti-drip. For open-field beds, black or biodegradable mulch film at 20–30 µm.
No. Thicker costs more and slightly reduces light. Match thickness to structure and climate — 150 µm is plenty for a standard temperate house; 200 µm suits harsh UV/wind regions.
PE film is recyclable where collection exists; biodegradable mulch (PBAT/PLA) composts in soil per EN 17033. Conventional PE mulch left in field is an environmental liability.
Measure the structure or bed span and add for fixing. Factory-direct suppliers offer custom widths (commonly 4–20 m), which avoids seaming and waste.
PE is the safe, cost-effective start. Move to PO when crop value or climate justifies the longer life and better light diffusion.
“We ran the checklist before reordering and switched from blanket mulch to black-silver for the strawberry beds — fewer weeds and noticeably warmer root zones through the cool weeks.”
Tell us the job, crop and climate — we’ll recommend material, thickness and additives, and quote factory-direct.
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