Paulig tests wood-based raw material in coffee packaging
Paulig is exploring the use of renewable packaging materials, testing a wood-based raw material derived from tall oil in its coffee packaging as part of its climate targets.
Food company Paulig has begun testing a wood-based raw material for its coffee packaging, aiming to reduce the use of fossil-based materials and meet its climate goals. The first batch of Paulig Café New York coffee has been successfully packed with the new material and released to the market.
The company's climate targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, include an ambition to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions by 80% and its value chain emissions by 50% by 2030. Furthermore, Paulig aims for all its packaging to be recyclable and made from renewable or recycled materials by the same year.
The tested laminate incorporates UPM's wood-based UPM BioVerno material, which is derived from tall oil, a byproduct of pulp production. This material replaces fossil-based raw materials in the laminate manufactured by Mondi, with over half of the new laminate composed of tall oil-based content.
Paulig's Vuosaari roastery, producing 100 million coffee packages annually, is the company's first certified carbon-neutral production site. Since 2018, the company has ensured all its coffee beans are sourced sustainably. Sorting instructions for the coffee packaging have also been clarified for consumers.