Paper soup bags<\/strong><\/h2>\nFor the soup bags, the decision was made in favour of Guard Gloss 4-OHG from Sappi<\/strong> in a grammage of 91 g\/m\u00b2.<\/p>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\")
<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\u201eOver 80 per cent of the materials in the high-barrier paper come from renewable sources. The paper-based packaging solution eliminates the need for additional special coatings or laminations and the materials can be recycled in the waste paper stream.\u201c Kathrin B\u00f6hm\u00fcller<\/strong>, Sales Support Manager Consumer Goods and Self Adhesives at Sappi<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHP Indigo was responsible for the elaborate design of the bags. At its Graphic Experience Centre in Barcelona, the 3-sided sealed soup bag<\/strong> (130 mm x 86 mm) their customised design. The team developed the artwork for the pouches and created six different designs using HP Indigo's proprietary variable data printing (VDP) capabilities to reflect the different vegetable flavours of the soups.<\/p>\nUtilising the advantages of digital printing<\/strong><\/h2>\nFor the printing process, a narrow web HP Indigo 6K Digital Press<\/strong> which uses the full range of HP Indigo colours as well as silver and special invisible yellow inks. In combination with Sappi's material, the colours give the soup pouches their high-quality appearance. The results demonstrate the unique possibilities of digital printing, which range from different inks to variable data and a Personalisation<\/strong> with six different SKUs.<\/p>\n![\"Water-based](\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sappi-Syntegon1.jpg\")
The full colour range of HP Indigo, silver and special invisible yellow inks were used for the printing process. A water-based gloss varnish with high heat and scratch resistance was also applied. (Image: HP Indigo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFollowing the printing process, a further finishing process was carried out: In order to avoid the additional lamination process a water-based gloss varnish<\/strong> with high heat and scratch resistance. This ensures that the brilliant print results and excellent colour design are protected during the pouch manufacturing process through processing, filling and transport to the consumer's point of sale.<\/p>\nThe varnish, ACTDigi Protective Coating AQ440125 <\/strong>from Actega<\/a>, was specially developed for the flexible packaging market and offers high abrasion resistance and fast drying. The amount of coating required is very low, and the absence of solvents and VOCs means that water-based coatings are environmentally friendly and have no negative impact on the subsequent recycling process.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\u201eOver 80 per cent of the materials in the high-barrier paper come from renewable sources. The paper-based packaging solution eliminates the need for additional special coatings or laminations and the materials can be recycled in the waste paper stream.\u201c Kathrin B\u00f6hm\u00fcller<\/strong>, Sales Support Manager Consumer Goods and Self Adhesives at Sappi<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
HP Indigo was responsible for the elaborate design of the bags. At its Graphic Experience Centre in Barcelona, the 3-sided sealed soup bag<\/strong> (130 mm x 86 mm) their customised design. The team developed the artwork for the pouches and created six different designs using HP Indigo's proprietary variable data printing (VDP) capabilities to reflect the different vegetable flavours of the soups.<\/p>\n
Utilising the advantages of digital printing<\/strong><\/h2>\n
For the printing process, a narrow web HP Indigo 6K Digital Press<\/strong> which uses the full range of HP Indigo colours as well as silver and special invisible yellow inks. In combination with Sappi's material, the colours give the soup pouches their high-quality appearance. The results demonstrate the unique possibilities of digital printing, which range from different inks to variable data and a Personalisation<\/strong> with six different SKUs.<\/p>\n
The full colour range of HP Indigo, silver and special invisible yellow inks were used for the printing process. A water-based gloss varnish with high heat and scratch resistance was also applied. (Image: HP Indigo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Following the printing process, a further finishing process was carried out: In order to avoid the additional lamination process a water-based gloss varnish<\/strong> with high heat and scratch resistance. This ensures that the brilliant print results and excellent colour design are protected during the pouch manufacturing process through processing, filling and transport to the consumer's point of sale.<\/p>\n
The varnish, ACTDigi Protective Coating AQ440125 <\/strong>from Actega<\/a>, was specially developed for the flexible packaging market and offers high abrasion resistance and fast drying. The amount of coating required is very low, and the absence of solvents and VOCs means that water-based coatings are environmentally friendly and have no negative impact on the subsequent recycling process.<\/p>\n