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Plastic-Free Paper Food Packaging

The MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB is Highly Recyclable

— September 21, 2019 — Marketing
Many paper food packaging designs have a thin plastic film that acts as a barrier to maintain freshness, so the MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB has been developed as an alternative that is eco-friendly and plastic-free.

Created for the food and food service industry, the packaging was made by Finland-based Metsä Board and is reported to have a solid resilience against moisture and grease. It's safe for direct food contact and is made using fresh fiber that has been sustainably sourced, and is also free from optical brighteners and fluorochemicals.

The MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB packaging was addressed by Business Development Director of Metsä Board (part of Metsä Grop) Katja Tuomola who said, "Paperboard packaging made from renewable materials is a sustainable choice, and with further development of the barrier properties of the paperboard we are now able to cater for a greater number of applications. Our new plastic-free eco-barrier paperboard provides many interesting opportunities for food and food service packaging as well as other end uses where barrier properties are needed.”
Trend Themes
1. Plastic-free Packaging - Further development of paperboard's barrier properties offers disruptive innovation opportunities for eco-friendly packaging in different industries
2. Sustainable Food Packaging - More companies in the food and foodservice industry will embrace eco-friendly packaging solutions to meet customer preferences
3. Renewable Materials - Further research and utilization of renewable materials in packaging will create disruptive innovation opportunities for material science
Industry Implications
1. Food Packaging - MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB offers an innovative plastic-free packaging solution for the food industry
2. Foodservice - The paperboard packaging can be utilized by restaurants and food service companies looking to reduce their environmental impact
3. Material Science - Innovations in barrier properties can be utilized in different industries that require packaging solutions with greater resistance to moisture and grease
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