{"id":9030,"date":"2018-04-24T06:58:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T04:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=9030"},"modified":"2018-06-19T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T09:39:51","slug":"constantia-flexible-grass-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/constantia-flexibles-grasverpackung\/","title":{"rendered":"Constantia Flexibles: sustainable packaging made from grass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Constantia Flexibles, a specialist in flexible packaging, says it is testing a solution for sustainable food packaging. Paper made from the renewable raw material grass is produced without bleaching or other chemical treatments and with very low water consumption. The packaging replaces plastic and can be returned to the recycling cycle via conventional paper recycling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWe are constantly working on developing environmentally friendly packaging. With grass, we use a resource that grows back and is recyclable,\u201c explains <strong>Stefan Grote<\/strong>, Head of the Constantia Flexibles Food Division. According to our tests, this innovation can also be used as packaging in various ways in the demanding food segment, particularly in the chocolate sector.\u201c<\/p>\n<h2>Natural grass paper<\/h2>\n<p>Grass paper consists of 40 % sun-dried grass and 60 % FSC-certified pulp, i.e. 100 % renewable, recyclable and naturally grown raw materials. The <strong>Natural grass paper<\/strong> is refined by Constantia Flexibles into packaging material using a barrier in order to meet the specific requirements for packaging - such as flavour impermeability. The aim here is to <strong>Naturalness of the material<\/strong> to receive.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-1964991860\"><div id=\"packa-3750536048\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The material is in tune with the times in many respects and is therefore deliberately different from other packaging materials: \u201eFirstly, there is the visual and tactile experience. This also opens up numerous opportunities for our customers in the area of marketing for a <strong>Contemporary positioning<\/strong>\u201c, explains Grote. Even with existing machines, the usual productivity would be achieved with natural grass paper. The material also proves to be a cost-effective alternative to plastic materials. \u201eA really promising and forward-looking material,\u201c says Grote.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Constantia Flexibles, a specialist in flexible packaging, says it is testing a solution for sustainable food packaging. 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