Mitsubishi HiTec Paper partners with SN Maschinenbau

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper has been offering barricote, an innovative range of recyclable barrier papers for flexible packaging of food and non-food, for several years. 

SN Maschinenbau is known for horizontal form, fill and seal machines (HFFS) for various products, especially food.

In close cooperation and after numerous test runs, the two companies have proved that the water-coated barricote papers can be processed on SN Maschinenbau pouch packaging machines as reliably as films. This eliminates the need for costly retrofitting of the machine technology.

‘We were able to successfully test our barricote grades Liner MG, Liner MGO, BAG WG and BAG WGOM for use as stand-up pouches at SN Maschinenbau,’ said Andreas Carstensen, application engineer at Mitsubishi HiTec Paper. ‘All barrier papers performed equally in the process as established plastic materials. Our papers not only provide barriers against water vapor, grease, oil, oxygen and aroma but also against mineral oil migration. They are also recyclable in the wastepaper cycle and are made from renewable raw materials, they are heat-sealable as well as FSC and PEFCTM certified.’

‘As one of the world's leading manufacturers of horizontally operating pouch packaging machines, we are delighted with the excellent cooperation with Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and the positive test results. This again proves that a large part of today's sustainable mono packaging materials can be processed reliably without extensive adaptation of the machine technology. Furthermore, together with Mitsubishi HiTec Paper, we offer a solution for the increasing demand for paper packaging in the market,’ concluded Reiner Müller, director of business development and global accounts at SN Maschinenbau.