Paper Packaging

The bottle might still be plastic, but the carrier is no long made of plastic if it comes from a Philadelphia bottler.

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages unveiled new recyclable paperboard carriers for multipack drinks during an event at the distributor's Juniata Park facility Wednesday, May 29, 2024. By turning to the more sustainable paperboard, Liberty says it will save an estimated 200,000 pounds of plastic rings each year.

Leading French Dairy Cooperative Moves Towards a Circular Economy

Laïta, one of the leading dairy cooperatives in Western France, has been focusing on reducing single-use plastic packaging in response to evolving customer expectations and regulatory pressures. Mathieu Boulc’h, Packaging Development & Procurement Manager at Laïta, highlights that customers increasingly demand more sustainable packaging options, and laws such as France’s AGEC regulation and the EU's PPWR are driving the shift toward recyclability.

Solenis, a leading producer of specialty chemicals, is collaborating with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG), an innovative technology company with a leading position in the global printing industry, to advance a more cost-effective way of integrating barrier coatings for paper packaging directly within the existing flexographic printing process.

Barrier coatings are used to repel hot and cold liquids, oils, greases, and water vapor in paper packaging.

To reduce the amount of plastic packaging it uses, Tesco has moved its Finest range of dried pasta into paper packaging, saving more than 10 million pieces of plastic a year, weighing more than 30 tonnes.

In total, 10 lines have moved into the new packaging, which will also be available in Tesco Express stores. The new packs are 100% recyclable and can be put into household recycling bins.

The company already enjoys a long-standing relationship with Henkel, a global leader in many industrial and consumer businesses. UPM Specialty Papers also recently embarked on projects with Koenig & Bauer, a globally active printing press manufacturer and software solutions provider.

Recyclable. Heat-sealable. Food safe.

Partnering with Creapaper, Ranpak has successfully made grass paper a mainstream product, marking a world-first in the industry.

“GrasiKraft paper represents the output of a significant amount of testing and research to determine a suitable alternative fibre source that could be used in Ranpak’s paper products,” said David Murgio, Ranpak’s Chief Sustainability Officer. “Diversifying our fibre sources in a sustainable manner is good for business and the planet.”

In addition to Laîta’s strong commitment to responsible solutions, regulations such as the AGEC in France, banning single-use plastics to promote a circular economy, and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in the EU, are pushing brand owners to switch to recyclable mono-materials. Regularly conducted marketing studies done by Laîta also confirms that reducing the use of single-use plastic packaging is increasingly important for customers.

Billerud offers two main ranges of medical paper – SteriKraft, which constitutes ‘clean and safe’ microbial barrier paper for medical applications; and MediKraft, comprising of strong, high-purity papers for non-microbial barrier properties.

The MediKraft SealBase is produced at Billerud’s Skärblacka mill in Sweden. It is a 38gsm-grade paper designed to serve as a base paper for medical synthetic cold seal coatings.