Sappi has announced that it has recently restructured its containerboard product range in order to provide both new and improved solutions for the corrugated cardboard market. 

This includes the bright white Fusion topliner as well as corrugating liner & fluting Ultraflute.  These latest products are designed to minimise the use of fossil-based plastic packaging across packaging segments.

According to Sappi, Fusion topliner has an ‘excellent’ surface finish as compared  with other topliners available on the market.

Ultraflute is a new paper for corrugating liners and fluting containing mostly fresh fibres from semi-chemical pulp. Its strength makes Ultraflute suitable for high-end applications, and the paper retains its shape even in damp conditions. This makes it possible to reduce flat weight significantly compared with existing corrugated board systems and achieves synergy effects with Fusion topliner, reducing weight while maintaining the strength of the corrugated cardboard packaging.

Algro Guard OHG, a paper-based packaging solution with ‘high’ barrier functionality and heat seal characteristics, will make its trade debut at FachPack. It has been developed for flexible packaging applications and features integrated barriers against oxygen, grease, water vapours and mineral oil mixtures. 

Belgian chocolate manufacturer Delafaille is one of the first users, using the paper for packaging of its new luxury ‘Amusette’ brand.

“It is our goal to minimise the use of fossil-based plastic packaging with sustainable speciality papers from renewable, natural raw materials”, explains Kerstin Dietze, marketing manager Speciality Papers at Sappi. “The time for these types of solutions has come, thanks to an increasing openness to change by brand owners. With our innovative solutions at FachPack, we are positioning ourselves as a partner for creating successful, future-oriented packaging designs.”