Within the framework of a broad sustainability project, according to which in the coming years all the packaging used by the company will be solutions 100% recyclable, Sudzucker has changed the material of packaging of your sugar sticks by barrier paper Koehler NexPlus®.
Koehler NexPlus® papers are characterized by a barrier coating with different functionalities. These are especially barriers for aromas, fat, oil, water vapor, or for gases, which are combined with the functionalities of paper, such as high resistance properties and natural touch characteristics, to result in a strong concept. integral. The paper offers content and environmental protection as well as excellent processing properties.
They are produced from renewable materials. They can be returned 100% to the recycling circuit, which works for paper in many countries around the world, and is well accepted by the consumer. Compared to traditional PE coated papers, Koehler Flexible Packaging Paper Life Cycle Analysis shows considerable CO savings2.
The use of Koehler NexPlus® in the sugar sticks from Südzucker also has the additional advantage that a material with a lower surface weight is used than in the solution used up to now.
Once the qualification phase and the first test quantities have been approved, the the packaging all sugar sticks It was fitted to the Koehler NexPlus® after only four months of testing. Since the end of February 2021, the new sugar sticks are already available throughout Germany.
