The UPM, Michelman and BOBST collaboration highlights a practical question for paper packaging teams: barrier paper must be evaluated through coating performance, converting conditions, food-contact evidence and recycling claims.
Mondi and Swiss Krono’s switch from plastic films to kraft paper shows where paper pallet wrap can work: stable loads, puncture resistance, controlled logistics, suitable equipment and credible recycling documentation.
VTT and LUT’s F3 project shows how cellulose-based films and coatings could reduce plastic in paper packaging, but the commercial test is barrier performance, sealing, recyclability and machine compatibility.
Toppan’s 98% light-shielding paper-based trading card packaging shows that paperization is moving into applications that require opacity, security, and premium print quality. Here is what small high-value product teams should check before replacing plastic packaging.
Foldable box pallets and heavy-duty corrugated structures can replace wood in selected industrial and export packaging cases, but not everywhere. This post explains the conditions where they work, the cases where they should be avoided, and the tests needed before rollout.
A practical look at where paper-based insulated shipping boxes can replace EPS and plastic cold-chain packaging in fresh food delivery, with clear limits based on performance, cost, recyclability, and operating conditions.
A practical look at mixed pulp made with wood fibre and agricultural byproducts such as oat hulls, focusing on strength, yield, supply chain, and packaging applications.
Wood pallets and wooden blocks used in export packaging can trigger ISPM 15 treatment, marking, and inspection requirements. Paper pallets and paper support blocks may reduce wood-packaging quarantine risk, but load, humidity, ocean freight, and racking conditions must still be verified separately.
Sonoco GreenCan is a useful case for asking how far paper-based packaging can replace plastic or metal containers. A high paper content is not enough by itself. Packaging teams need to look at the body, rim, lid, barrier layer, adhesives, and local recycling systems before making claims.
Large automotive parts are often assumed to require wood crates or plastic cushioning. But bulky, fragile items such as car bumpers can use geometry-matched heavy-duty corrugated structures to reduce empty space, material use, unit cost, and return-related damage risk. This article uses the Mondi-Ovoko case to explain the design points and limits.