Mondi is investing €16 million in new technologies to produce a new packaging range called FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate. This paper-based, ultra-high barrier food solution meets growing customer demand for sustainable packaging that contributes to a circular economy.
It can replace recyclable alternatives and is used for food and non-food applications. The technology enables an efficient production process and is expected to be used on a large scale in the first quarter of 2024. Dirk Gabriel, COO Consumer Flexibles at Mondi, emphasises that FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate is a more sustainable packaging solution and helps customers achieve their sustainability goals.
The FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate range extends Mondi's existing portfolio of FunctionalBarrier Papers and offers high barrier paper-based packaging for food products such as dry food and milk powder as well as for applications in the household and hygiene industry.
The investment in the Solec plant in Poland will enable Mondi to produce the high-barrier functional paper on a large scale using state-of-the-art technology and efficient processes. Production of the FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate range on an industrial scale is expected to start in the first quarter of 2024.
