Seaweed-based barrier coatings are emerging as a possible way to improve moisture and oxygen resistance in paper packaging. Buyers should verify barrier data, coating weight, convertibility, food-contact compliance, and recyclability before using them as a PE coating alternative.
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.
Bel Group’s Babybel paper packaging transition shows that paperisation is not a simple material swap; it requires food safety, line compatibility, and recyclability to be verified together. This post organizes the items procurement and development teams should check when reviewing food-contact paper packaging.
In the global paper packaging market in 2026, the key issue is no longer the environmental claim itself but sustainability that can be proven with data and documents. This article summarizes FSC, recyclability assessment, high-barrier paper materials, and smart packaging trends.