Circular and renewable innovations in the pipeline
We are developing technologies that further reduce plastic in our products, increase the renewable content in barriers, as well as make barrier products easier to recycle.
Today, barrier coatings are already enabling the removal of vast amounts of plastic from supply chains. But our aim is to never stop innovating as we reduce the plastic in our products further, find bio-based polymers that enable companies and brands to decouple from fossil materials, and create new ways to simplify the recycling of these materials.
Our development work focuses on three key areas:
- Enabling the replacement of plastic with barrier-coated paperboards in new end-use applications
- Water-based barriers that reduce the need for traditional plastic coatings, making them easier to repulp in recycling, and
- Sustainable high barriers for food and liquid packaging – increasing the share of renewables and easing recycling.
With our customers, partners and researchers, we will release more commercial products resulting from this work in 2021. So, watch this space!
Our products
Natura Shape
Trayforma Bio
CKB Nude Aqua
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Renewable & circular – the winning combo in packaging
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Paper cups can be recycled
Used paper cups are today largely an unused resource. Stora Enso has made trials which confirm that they could be recycled into new products like magazine paper or recycled board.
Designing products for circular economy
Our new Aqua barrier for paper cups and food service packaging is designed for effective recycling.
