For food brands seeking plastic-free alternatives that maintain performance, Kapag’s innovative Changemaker concept harnesses Sappi’s premium materials to deliver exceptional barrier packaging. This groundbreaking solution integrates Sappi’s high-quality Algro Design paperboard or Fusion Topliner with AvantGuard functional barrier paper, resulting in a 100% paper-based, mono-material, recyclable option for food and drink packaging that eliminates reliance on plastic alternatives.
Kapag developed the Changemaker brand to encompass all laminated paperboard products aimed at replacing or significantly minimizing plastic usage in packaging. The name Changemaker highlights that individuals and businesses alike can contribute positively to our planet by opting for renewable materials.
First unveiled at FachPack, Changemaker illustrates how Kapag’s advanced lamination technology enables sustainable packaging without sacrificing performance. This technological approach combines Sappi’s Algro Design paperboard or Fusion Topliner with Sappi’s AvantGuard functional high barrier paper. Notably, the exhibit at FachPack showcased an outstanding grease barrier suitable for highly fatty Berliner doughnuts. However, this solution also offers various protections, such as oxygen, aroma, water vapor, and contaminant barriers, all while preserving the excellent printability and converting performance of Sappi’s premium paperboards.
Two experts, one future-proof solution
This collaboration leverages the core strengths of both companies. Sappi’s pioneering technologies in functional barrier papers like AvantGuard, combined with their premium Algro Design or Algro Volume paperboards and Fusion containerboards, create the perfect materials mix. Algro and Fusion products serve as the visible outer layer, delivering outstanding printing and finishing results, while AvantGuard barrier papers offer crucial functional protection.
Kapag’s own brand, Algro Duo, enhances durability and rigidity by laminating two Algro Design paperboard sheets together, effectively expanding Sappi’s paperboard portfolio. The Changemaker concept seamlessly combines packaging boards and liners with Sappi’s barrier solutions, eliminating the need for plastic-based barriers.
Where technical excellence meets environmental responsibility
Kapag’s lamination capabilities offer virtually unlimited technical possibilities. The company efficiently processes materials from reel to reel, accommodating widths from 5 cm to 250 cm, and finishing to sheet formats up to 360 cm long. Their expertise allows for the combination of diverse materials, from laminated papers under 150 microns to a total thickness of 5 mm. With production operating at 95% carbon neutrality, primarily utilizing onsite-produced biomass and solar energy, Kapag exemplifies environmental responsibility in its operations.
“The food industry has been searching for packaging alternatives that don’t sacrifice functionality,” explains Alexander Meyer, Managing Owner of Kapag. “Our partnership with Sappi allows us to leverage their premium paperboard and barrier technologies with our specialised lamination expertise, creating packaging that meets both environmental goals and practical requirements for food safety.”
Expanding possibilities across industries
This collaboration opens up new avenues across multiple sectors, including food and drink packaging, cosmetics, pet food, healthcare, and household products. For brands striving to achieve sustainability targets while preserving premium product protection and visual appeal, the Changemaker concept serves as a compelling solution backed by two industry leaders. For more information on the Changemaker paperboards, contact Kapag Managing Owner Alexander Meyer directly to discuss sustainable, renewable, recyclable lamination options.
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