Using paper bands to bundle products

Mondi has collaborated with Swiss converter ATS-Tanner to create a paper band that can hold individually labelled products or bundles, reducing plastic usage.

ATS-Tanner uses Mondi’s kraft paper Advantage MF SpringPack and converts it into a band by adding a functional barrier on both sides of the paper. The paper is then sealed using ultrasound, without any need for adhesive. This ensures the products are secured using minimal packing while reducing waste. ATS-Tanner markets the coated bands under the brand name TruePaper.

The paper can hold weights up to 20 kg, making the band suitable for fruit and vegetable bundles as well as multipacks of bottles and other consumer goods. The paper can also be used for printing, meaning brand, product, return and responsible waste management messaging can be communicated to the end user.

Mondi’s kraft paper is made from renewable products and is recyclable in existing paper recycling streams across Europe.

Carsten Breiter, International Key Account Manager Speciality Kraft Paper, Mondi, said this solution offers product protection while reducing plastic.

Serge Tanner, Owner & CEO, ATS-Tanner, said, “We trialled various paper grades and Mondi’s kraft paper offers the required strength to substitute plastic packaging with this paper band. TruePaper is a resource efficient solution that can — depending on the banding machine used — wrap products measuring up to 1300 x 500 mm and is convenient to store. Using paper instead of plastic is not the only advantage: an ultrasonic banding machine from ATS-Tanner consumes 98% less energy than it would take to pack a like-sized delivery using a shrink wrapping machine.”