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UPM Specialty Materials, Siegwerk and Uteco have created a paper-based solution for secondary packaging. It combines Finland-based UPM’s barrier-based paper, Germany-based Siegwerk’s coating and Italy-based Uteco’s technology for applying it.
“As packaging legislation such as EU PPWR ( European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation ) evolve globally, brand owners need practical ways to reduce plastic without compromising performance,” says Marco Tramontano, sales director at UPM Specialty Materials. “Together with Uteco and Siegwerk, we have shown that paper content can be increased to up to 90 percent in such packaging, while maintaining the performance required for demanding applications.”
The companies say the solution allows brand owners to increase renewable material content and test paper-based formats in demanding applications, while the primary packaging continues to safeguard product integrity.
Designed for brand owners, converters and machine builders, the companies say the solution combines UPM’s barrier base paper with Siegwerk’s Cirkit Bar Seal coating, applied using Uteco’s high-definition flexographic technology to provide moisture and grease resistance, heat sealing and recyclability through standard paper recycling streams.
“Coatings play a critical role in enabling the next generation of paper packaging,” says Gilles Le Moigne, Head of Circular Economy Coatings at Siegwerk. “By applying our Cirkit Bar Seal technology onto UPM’s barrier paper using Uteco’s advanced flexographic process, we have created a recyclable paper-based solution that delivers the functional performance converters and brand owners expect. This project shows how innovation in coatings can help unlock new opportunities for reducing dependence on fossil-based packaging materials.”
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- Recycling Today (2026-10-21) - Original article: UPM Specialty Materials, Siegwerk, Uteco develop paper-based secondary packaging solution - https://www.recyclingtoday.com/upm-specialty-materials-siegwerk-uteco-develop-paper-based-secondary-packaging-solution
