{"id":113373,"date":"2026-02-24T08:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=113373"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:57:44","slug":"dry-forming-goes-industrial-yangi-starts-fibre-tray-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/dry-forming-wird-industriereif-yangi-startet-faserschalen-produktion\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry forming goes industrial: Yangi starts fibre tray production"},"content":{"rendered":"

When food manufacturers are looking for sustainable packaging alternatives, they often come up against the technical limits of fibre trays. Traditional wet moulding has limitations in terms of surface quality, design freedom and production speed. The Swedish company Yangi now wants to overcome these hurdles with its Cellera technology and is launching what it claims is the first production-ready, dry-formed fibre tray for the food industry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The new tray is suitable for meat, fish, delicatessen and ready meals. It has been tested for use in chilled and frozen environments as well as in the microwave and oven. According to Yangi, it retains its shape, strength and stability throughout typical consumer use.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Technology replaces wet process with precise airflow moulding<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

At the heart of the innovation is the Cellera platform, which the company describes as a turnkey dry-forming technology. The system combines precise double-drum airlaid forming with in-line pad forming and precision transfer technology. The aim is to achieve maximum fibre control and optimised material utilisation.<\/p>

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The decisive difference to conventional pulp moulding: Cellera completely eliminates the wet stage. \u201eDry forming represents a fundamental shift in fibre packaging production and replaces wet pulp processes with a precise, scalable and design-flexible approach,\u201c explains Anna Altner, founder of Yangi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The technology enables cycle times of 4-6 seconds and therefore industrial production on a large scale. At the same time, tighter tolerances, consistent quality and lower energy and water consumption are to be achieved.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Functionality for MAP packaging and various barriers<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The fibre trays have sealing capabilities and are compatible with modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). This supports shelf life targets for protein and ready meal applications. The material is made from renewable, responsibly sourced virgin fibres with a PFAS-free composition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For demanding applications, a functional laminate can be selectively applied. Recyclability depends on the laminate chosen, with certain structures designed to be compatible with existing paper recycling systems.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201eThe tray can be used as designed or customised to meet specific product, barrier and design requirements,\u201c says Hanna Rudel, Chief Commercial Officer at Yangi. \u201eIt gives brands and converters the flexibility to adopt fibre-based packaging that is purposeful, high quality and high performing without compromising on design, functionality or cost.\u201c<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Design options and sustainability benefits<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The trays are available in bleached and unbleached variants, and the size can be customised to the required format. They support embossing and high-resolution digital printing over the entire surface - including the sides - as well as a labelling-capable surface.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

According to Yangi, the dry-moulded trays have a CO2 footprint that is around 80 per cent lower than that of plastic alternatives. The integrated fibre chemistry also ensures that the shell has the right external properties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For packaging manufacturers and brands looking for alternatives to wet-formed fibres, Altner says the launch signals \u201ethe arrival of dry forming as the new benchmark in fibre-based packaging\u201c. The company is positioning its technology as an industry-ready solution that offers packaging manufacturers and converters the operational stability they need to scale with confidence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Source: Yangi<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With its Cellera technology, Swedish company Yangi is launching production-ready, dry-formed fibre trays for meat, fish and ready meals onto the market for the first time. The dry-forming process enables precise high-volume production with short cycle times of 4-6 seconds and is designed to overcome the limitations of wet-formed fibre packaging.","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":113374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Yangi launcht mit Cellera die erste industriereife Dry-Forming-Technologie f\u00fcr Faserschalen. Produktionsreife Alternative zu Nassfaserverfahren.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Dry Forming","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58781],"tags":[38,31,60965],"class_list":{"0":"post-113373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-packaging","8":"tag-lebensmittel","9":"tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging","10":"tag-yangi","11":"cs-entry","12":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113375,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113373\/revisions\/113375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}