Increase the share of renewable materials in your packaging
How do you choose a suitable barrier coating? That depends on the product you’re packing and the type of protection and performance it needs.
Our wide selection of barrier coatings enables you to optimise protection, control odours and prolong the shelf life of your product while replacing plastic with paperboard based on renewable materials.
With barrier coatings on paperboard, you get the most economical packaging solution, as well as outstanding performance, while benefitting from the excellent printing and conversion properties of our materials.
Typically, the inside of the packaging is where product protection is needed, and in chilled or frozen conditions, it can be necessary to also coat the outside against condensation moisture, so the packaging remains rigid and resistant to breaking.
A full line of industry-leading barriers for packaging
Aqua coatings
AquaTM coatings are dispersion barrier offerings, designed for improved circularity by replacing traditional plastic layers with a functional coating that increases fibre recovery in recycling.
PE Green
PE GreenTM is a polyethylene barrier layer based on plant-based raw materials. PE Green is functionally a drop-in solution, performing just as a conventional fossil-based PE would, both in converting and product protection.
PE
PE, or polyethylene, is the most widely used barrier coating. It provides excellent moisture protection, is easily sealable in fast-speed converting, packing and filling lines, and ensures a cost-competitive solution to replace oil-based plastic packaging on an industrial scale. PE coatings are typically used for dairy products, ice cream, yogurt, and coffee.
Bio
PET
PET provides a heat-resistant barrier, enabling paperboard to replace full-PET trays for ovenable packaging. PET provides extreme grease-resistance and solid water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) properties for packing bakery products, reheatable foods, ready meals heated or cooked by consumers at home, and many more.
PP
PP or polypropylene coating offers heat resistance for replacing plastic cups with paper cups. With PP coating, you can create eco-friendly paper cups that are safe for heating food in microwave ovens and suitable for deep freezing.
Barr
BarrTM is our patented high-barrier coating consisting of a multilayer ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and PE polymer structure, creating a thin layer with excellent moisture, oxygen and aroma protection. It is easy to seal to create various packaging shapes. Barr is suitable for protecting even for very demanding products, like delicate foods, milk powder, chocolate, green tea, desserts, juice, and wine.
Oxy Barr AI
Oxy Barr AlTM is our most advanced protection layer that provides an oxygen barrier for products that are very sensitive or need extreme protection for a longer shelf-life. A microthin aluminium lamination helps protect sensitive products like ground coffee or chocolate powder in renewable paperboard packaging.
