Neopac Group’s PaperX FiberTop tube, which was showcased on the newest Paris Packaging Week commerce present, has been licensed as technically recyclable within the standard paper stream.
The tube consists of a paper laminate with an ultra-thin PE-EVOH internal coating and an outer dispersion layer. The analysis, which was carried out by the PTS Institute, confirmed that the complete tube, together with its progressive flat tube shoulder and paper-based closure, meets the minimal necessities for disintegration, sieve yield, optical purity and adhesive separation.
“This primary paper tube certification confirms that our PaperX expertise permits us to strike the suitable steadiness between product safety, design, and sustainability — even below essentially the most stringent recyclability necessities,” explains Dr Philippe Kern, Director of R&D and High quality Supervisor at Neopac. “It is a vital step on the best way to real paper-based options for tube packaging.“
PaperX FiberTop’s physique, flat shoulder, and paper-based closure are all constituted of fiber, with the complete tube containing over 85% FSC-certified paper laminate.
Based on Neopac, the PaperX FiberTop combines precision engineering with round design, drastically lowering using plastics not solely in tube physique but in addition shoulder and closure – as much as 87% much less in comparison with standard tube codecs.
“With PaperX FiberTop, we’re proving {that a} paper-based tube resolution isn’t solely technically potential – it’s scalable, performant, premium, and recycling-ready,” emphasizes Philippe Kern. “The second you maintain it, , this isn’t simply one other tube. It’s one thing solely new – and it makes an impression.”
Neopac provides that the analysis outcomes present that even a low-profile paper closure can obtain a adequate proportion of recyclable paper — with additional optimization potential for much less excessive paper closure designs.
