Mitsubishi HiTec Paper has been developing fully recyclable barrier papers for flexible food and non-food packaging since 2016. The demand for environmentally-friendly packaging papers with effective barrier functions has increased rapidly since then. A key player some time now in the food industry is the use of barricote LINER MG for secondary packaging for chocolate drops.
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper now offers a whole range of barrier papers with barricote, the fully recyclable papers can be used as bag packaging, wrapping paper and liners. With effective combinable barriers against water vapour, grease & oil, oxygen & aroma as well as mineral oil migration, it is suitable for both primary and secondary packaging. Mitsubishi thus makes a significant contribution to waste reduction, circular economy and the reuse of valuable raw materials.
Mitsubishi’s sustainability goals and product strategy coincide particularly with the ambitious goals of large food manufacturers. Newly developed packaging should be 100 percent recyclable. Leading food companies are relying increasingly on paper as a packaging material and have been working in the product development and production for years.
The most recent result is the secondary packaging for chocolate drops. For the outer packaging, the food manufacturer utilises barricote LINER MG. The barrier paper has impressive heat sealing abilities, very good processing properties and acts as a particularly effective barrier against mineral oil migration as well as against grease and oil, whilst also being completely recyclable.
Dr. Dieter Becker, Director New Business Development at Mitsubishi HiTec Paper concludes: “Our barricote papers not only offer excellent barriers and excellent heat sealing capabilities, they are also 100 percent recyclable. By producing barricote we are contributing to the vision of a waste-free future. We rely on water-based coatings and a high proportion of biodegradable ingredients. At the same time, our barrier papers are 100% free from plastic films, fluorocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons and optical brighteners. We are proud to be able to work with the development teams of major brand owners on successful projects in the product transformation from plastic packaging to paper packaging and in doing so make a valuable contribution to sustainable, environmentally friendly packaging solutions of the future.”
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