Constantia Flexibles has commercialised its paper-based butter packaging in Europe through a partnership with Austrian dairy producer NÖM.
The wrap uses EcoPaperHighPlus, a paper-based material designed for recycling in the paper stream where relevant collection, sorting, and recycling systems are available.
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Constantia Jeanne d’Arc developed and industrialised the material with support from Constantia Flexibles’ R&D Paper Excellence Center.
EcoPaperHighPlus was developed for the barrier and handling requirements associated with butter packaging.
EcoPaperHighPlus provides aroma protection, grease resistance, freezing resistance, and the deadfold performance used in butter wrapping.
Testing on salted and unsalted butter found that the material delivered shelf-life results comparable with conventional aluminium-based reference packaging.
EcoPaperHighPlus is compatible with existing butter-wrapping equipment, allowing it to be used within established production processes.
Its introduction with NÖM adds butter packaging to Constantia Flexibles’ paper-based packaging portfolio.
Constantia Flexibles dairy market product manager Helene Chretien said: “EcoPaperHighPlus combines the product protection and processing performance required for butter with a paper-based structure designed for recycling. Bringing the solution to market with NÖM takes it from technical development into a real consumer application.”
Constantia Flexibles produces flexible packaging at 37 sites in 18 countries and employs more than 8,500 people.
In a separate development, earlier this year, Constantia Flexibles received an ‘A’ rating from CDP, a global non-profit organisation, for its climate change disclosures.
The company’s score was awarded after assessment under CDP’s annual reporting process, which evaluates factors such as the depth and quality of environmental disclosures, the management of relevant risks, and the implementation of best practices.
