Jujo Thermal and HP Indigo announce that the recyclable barrier paper, SHIELDPLUS®, has been successfully printed on by HP Indigo 25K Digital Presses and processed into sustainable flexible pouch packaging.
“We are excited to present the exceptional barrier paper quality of the SHIELDPLUS®, digitally printed by HP Indigo presses, to the sustainable food industry,” said Toshihiro Sawamura, Jujo Thermal CEO. ”We are thereby encouraging our customers to lifecycle thinking and to developing applications that support the concept of a circular economy.”
“As the provider of the only field-proven printing solution for the flexible packaging industry, HP Indigo presses can print on nearly any available substrate,” said Regina Guslitzer, Global Sustainability and Application Product Manager at HP Indigo. “Our collaboration with Jujo Thermal and SHIELDPLUS® allows us to contribute a fully recyclable flexible package towards a more sustainable food industry.”
Close collaboration in defining design priorities and in qualification work is key to the successful market launch of fiber based flexible food packaging. However, these joint efforts are costly and challenging to manage across multiple actors, countries, and legislations.
Jujo Thermal actively engages in technical cooperation projects within the value chain to deliver critical information and meet the processing needs of our customers. In our collaboration with digital printing leader HP Indigo, we have produced paper pouch samples using unbleached SHIELDPLUS® BR 60 and SHIELDPLUS® Graphic 65 grades. Both grades offer barrier properties against water vapor and oxygen and are suitable for direct contact with dry, moist, and fatty foods. Furthermore, both grades are recyclable, with SHIELDPLUS® BR 60 also being biodegradable. The samples were printed on an HP Indigo 25K Digital Press.
HP is actively investing in the growing market of paper-based flexible packaging, and recognized Jujo Thermal as a valuable partner, with its recyclable barrier paper designed for flexible food packaging. SHIELDPLUS® offers superior oxygen and water vapor barrier properties, thus providing great potential for brand owners to lower their environmental impact.
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