Munksjö extends Gerbier HDS range

Gerbier HDS products are one-side coated glossy papers used for flexible packaging. Compared to a standard Gerbier HDS 40g/sq m, the new grade provides a 12.5 percent weight reduction enabling a lower environment footprint impact while maintaining high performance during lamination, printing and converting.

Main applications for the 35g/sq m grade include pouches or sachets, for food and non-food end-uses such as sugar, coffee, aromatic herbs or dehydrated products. Munksjö said Gerbier HDS 35 g/sq m offers the lowest basis weight on the one-side coated papers market for such applications.

The Gerbier HDS paper range is manufactured at the Stenay Mill in France. This production site is specialized in the manufacturing of specialty papers for food and non-food flexible packaging, metallizing, wet-glue and self-adhesive labeling. The site is certified according to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, and has FSC and PEFC chain of custody certification.

Suitable for extrusion with PE or lamination with alufoil and PET, the paper delivers high-quality printing results after lamination and behaves perfectly during converting, according to Munksjö.

Alexandra Venot, vice president of flexible packaging at Munksjö said: ‘The flexible packaging market is putting a lot of energy to meet the demanding challenges of brand owners looking for creative ideas, technically advanced packaging, respectful of brand image and supporting the transition to a sustainable society. At Munksjö Graphics and Packaging, we strongly believe that the development of specialty papers will contribute in driving the future of packaging towards more sustainable solutions. Gerbier HDS 35g/sq m is one step in that direction. We're committed in continuing our efforts and bring more in the future.’