ProAmpac launches recyclable high-barrier fiber packaging

Flexible packaging and material science specialist ProAmpac launched ProActive Recyclable FibreSculpt, a high-barrier fiber-based packaging engineered for thermoforming applications suitable for various products, including chilled cooked meats, cold cuts, sliced cheese and fish. 

‘ProActive Recyclable FibreSculpt complies with OPRL guidelines and boasts over 90 percent of fiber content. This latest innovation underscores ProAmpac's unwavering commitment to helping brands meet their sustainability goals,’ said Ali McNulty, market manager for ProAmpac. 

FibreSculpt offers several sustainability benefits, including the opportunity for packaging reduction compared to thermoformed flexible, rigid, or semi-rigid alternatives. It has been engineered to maintain the thermoforming line speed, and with a higher yield per roll can have better transportation efficiency and reduce changeover times.

The new product offers a premium feel and natural shelf presence, responding to consumer demand for more renewable packaging materials. It is also OPRL-compliant and containing over 90 percent of fiber, making it kerbside recyclable in the UK and Ireland, contributing to a more circular economy. 

‘ProActive Recyclable FibreSculpt has excellent grease resistance for optimum shelf appearance and a very high barrier to maintain product shelf life. Coupled with ProAmpac’s high-barrier top web solutions with paper texture, ProActive Recyclable FibreSculpt provides customers with a more sustainable and premium flexible packaging platform,’ added Adam West, ProAmpac’s product development engineer in Europe.