Sustainable packaging: International technology group ANDRITZ and PulPac AB, the Swedish pioneer in Dry Molded Fiber technology, have entered into a strategic partnership to serve the alternative packaging market with their complementary expertise.
Dry Molded Fiber is a nearly waterless process for molding cellulose fibers into three-dimensional products for packaging. These include coffee lids, cutlery, trays and other food-grade items, as well as a wide range of products for non-food applications. Made from wood pulp, these recyclable and biodegradable products are becoming increasingly important in replacing single-use plastic items.
The cooperation will combine PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology with ANDRITZ’s expertise in turnkey pulp mills and web forming processes (airlaid and mill-to-web) as well as converting and recycling technologies. As a result, ANDRITZ will now be able to offer complete Dry Molded Fiber lines, further expanding its broad portfolio of sustainable solutions.
Andreas Lukas, Division Manager, Nonwoven & Textile at ANDRITZ, states: “This partnership with PulPac enables us to engineer economically viable and resource-saving solutions for Dry Molded Fiber products that contribute to the reduction of single-use plastics. This is perfectly in line with our commitment to driving the green transition.”
Viktor Börjesson, COO of PulPac AB, adds: “Teaming up with ANDRITZ unlocks great potential by combining our innovative technology with ANDRITZ’s know-how and experience, especially in forming, converting and recycling technologies. We look forward to building on our partnership and continuing to scale sustainable packaging solutions together.”
This partnership strengthens the existing successful collaboration between ANDRITZ and PulPac. Several industrial lines using PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology and strategic components from ANDRITZ are already in operation.
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ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on maximum utilization of raw materials, increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation. Boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, various nonwoven technologies, panelboard (MDF) production systems, as well as recycling and shredding solutions for numerous waste materials also form a part of this business area. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.
PULPAC AB
PulPac is the home of Dry Molded Fiber – a pioneer in packaging solutions, pushing the boundaries of
what’s possible to do with cellulosic fibers. PulPac aims to replace single-use plastics by making its
cutting-edge fiber-forming technology available to the world. By bringing together all parts of the
packaging industry in an ecosystem of changemakers, PulPac builds on existing businesses and
infrastructure – enabling fast scaling of responsibly produced packaging where sustainability is not just
a choice but a fundamental principle. Learn more at www.pulpac.com.
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