Koehler Greiz is now launching EcoBlack, a black recycled paper that is particularly suitable for finishing with embossing foils and is also increasingly being used in packaging.
In recent years, recycled papers made from 100 percent secondary fibres have made the Koehler Paper Group a premium supplier of creative cardboard for the craft and office sectors. Now the papers are finding their Also finding its way into the packaging industry and even in the high-end segments. The plant at the Thuringian site of the Koehler Paper Group has now expanded its paper portfolio with the latest product EcoBlack supplemented.
„EcoBlack is a premium paper that impresses with its deep, rich black colour. We developed it especially for the luxury packaging sector. It is a logical addition to our range of colour-intensive recycled papers. It fulfils our customers“ desire for harmlessness for health and the environment, which does not have to exclude aesthetics. EcoBlack is lightfast, resistant to bleeding, colour migration and abrasion. Udo Hollbach, Managing Director of Koehler Greiz GmbH & Co. KG
As EcoBlack is produced carbon-free, it is particularly suitable for finishing with embossing foils. Whether as creative board or for use in packaging: „We get involved in our customers' storytelling. With our recycled papers Made in Germany we are contributing to the packaging chapter with a well-rounded story,“ explains Udo Hollbach. The Papers are made from recycled material and can also be returned to the recycling process. The closed paper cycle favoured by the end customer exists reliably. The papers are chlorine- and acid-free and fulfil the strict guidelines of the eco-label Blue Angel in.
EcoBlack offers good finishing options
Overall, Udo Hollbach sees a rapidly growing market for recycled paper from GreizThe need for sustainable packaging is the best precursor for our recycled papers. Their brilliant colours, our wide range, the consistently high quality of our production and the high stiffness of our papers offer excellent finishing options that make the product characteristics of the goods to be packaged visible in their packaging. And we are so flexible that, from a certain quantity, we can also produce papers that customised for our customers are“.
[infotext icon]The Koehler Paper Group is an internationally active manufacturer of speciality paper. The family-run company from Oberkirch, south-west Germany, produces over 500,000 tonnes of paper, cardboard and groundwood pulp board every year at four locations in Germany. Its products include thermal paper, carbonless paper, decor paper, fine paper, recycled paper, groundwood pulp board, sublimation paper and flexible packaging paper[/infotext].Source: Koehler Paper Group
