Designed for food packaging, Metsä Board high-performance paperboards enable you to get the cost and sustainability benefits of lightweight boards combined with the performance of heavier grades. All-importantly for food packaging, the odour and taint neutrality of the board meets high sensory requirements.
Trends in food packaging:
- Growth in health & wellness
- “Premiumisation” growing especially in emerging markets
- Blurring of boundaries between categories – food / drink
- On the go consumption increasing and the need for solutions to address busy lifestyles
- Increasing consumer anxiety regarding food safety
- Targeting of niche groups, e.g. children, women, teenagers
- Taste for indulgent foods in developed markets
(Source: Euromonitor)
Board requirements for food packaging:
- Visual pleasure
- Cost efficiency
- Consistency
- Moisture resistance
- Print quality
- Hygiene and cleanliness
- Functional performance
Metsä Board has supplied paperboards for food packaging for decades. The long and close cooperation has enabled us to develop products that directly address the needs of the industry.
Metsä Board has a widely-used, specialised product range for food end-uses:
- Tea
- Bakery products
- Chocolate and confectionary
- Frozen foods
Metsä Board board benefits for food packaging:
- High stiffness
- Consistency
- Printability
- Low odour and taint
- High brightness