Partners in Sustainability

At Sappi, we work with leading brands across the globe to develop renewable resource-based solutions to their sustainability challenges.

Recently we helped Nestlé develop an innovative recyclable paper wrapper to replace their traditional foils and plastic. We’ve also collaborated with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Italy to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions by 8% through the replacement of conventional mineral fillers with biobased fibers in automotive components. Our partnership with HP Indigo saw advancements in the flexible packaging market with fully recyclable, paper-based, sealable soup pouches.

Nestlé opens up a new, sustainable wrapper

Nestlé’s recent snack bar launch is wrapped in a recyclable paper developed in collaboration with Sappi and Constantia Flexibles. The barrier paper for such wrappers—also designed for use on high-speed packaging machines—was created as part of an effort to make all their packaging recyclable or reusable over the next few years. It is critically important to address non-recyclable packaging challenges without compromising on food protection and shelf life. This work has been an important step toward more sustainable products and provides an innovative solution for confectionary packaging.

Fiat drives forward with Symbio

Fiat Chrysler was looking for a lightweight, bio-composite material to reduce the weight of their cars, and we had just the solution. We partnered with Fiat Chrysler and others to bring our Symbio bio-composite cellulose fiber to car interiors. This Symbio material is derived from responsibly managed, renewable forests and can be used to replace traditional materials in automotive components.

I believe that using new materials (lighter, coming from renewable sources and making use of eco-design, i.e. designing a vehicle thinking about the environment in all its aspects, from production to use and final disposal) should represent the development model we must pursue in the coming years.
Roberto Fedeli, Managing Director and General Manager of Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF)

HP Indigo prints a paper soup pouch

We recently collaborated with HP Indigo to create a sealable soup pouch that merged Sappi’s innovative packaging technologies with HP Indigo’s digital printing expertise. Sappi selected a paper that would provide a beautiful finish with no need for additional lamination or coatings. HP Indigo’s Graphic Experience Center in Barcelona handled the printing process to complete the design for a pouch product suitable for the paper recycling stream. Sappi’s Guard Gloss 4-OHG is a glossy paper which features a functional high barrier against oxygen, water vapor, grease, mineral oil, and aroma in addition to heat-sealability. This made it the perfect answer to the challenge of creating a recyclable, paper-based soup pouch.

Through these collaborations, we work hard to make sure brands can always stand out while reducing their environmental impact. The journey toward helping our planet thrive requires us to work together to create sustainable solutions that lower our footprint. See how you can partner with Sappi to offer sustainable alternatives to plastic by visiting sappi.com/promise.

HP Indigo is collaborating with Sappi to validate high-grade substrates that can meet our customers’ requirement to reduce the impact of packaging on the environment, while leveraging HP Indigo’s ability to deliver on-demand, high-quality packaging with minimal waste.
Eli Mahal, Head of Labels and Packaging Product Marketing and Management at HP Indigo

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