Tambrite folding box board has provided industry-leading stiffness and bulk for over fifty years with its excellent printability, useability, and robustness. Aqua+ is a new water-based dispersion coating that provides protection and food safety.
“Consumers have been clear in their wishes to use more circular packaging daily. In Tambrite Aqua+, we are proud to offer a renewable fibre-based packaging material designed for easy recycling,” said Sofia Hallbäck, business development manager of barrier solutions at Stora Enso.
“This solution proves that the requirements of packaging for frozen and chilled food, as well as the more demanding dry food, can be met using innovative new technology.”
Tambrite Aqua+ utilises a dispersion coating that helps reduce plastic use that is increasingly subject to costs incurred by packagers, such as extended producer responsibility (EPR) fees. Tambrite Aqua+ is fluorochemical-free, resistant to grease and moisture, and has the PAP21 logo that shows it is easily recyclable with standard paper and board waste streams.
Aqua dispersion coatings maximise the fibre yield from the material during recycling in the most efficient way possible. Dispersion enables more fibres to be recovered in recycling compared to alternative barrier solutions.
Hallbäck continued that by incorporating Aqua+ technology into Tambrite’s rich heritage and hard-earned reputation for packaging excellence, it continued its mission of replacing fossil-based materials with renewable products.
