Siegwerk and partners launch recyclable pouch for dry foods

Siegwerk, a provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, Borouge, a petrochemicals company that provides innovative polyolefin solutions, and TPN Food Packaging, a leading food packaging manufacturer in Thailand, are launching a fully recyclable, monomaterial barrier stand-up pouch. 

The pouch is said to meet the needs of converters, brand owners, and consumers seeking sustainable, high-performance packaging for oxygen-sensitive, dry products such as nuts and pet food. 

The solution is the first co-development under the broader Siegwerk-Borouge partnership, with TPN handling production of the new deinkable stand-up pouch with oxygen barrier. 

Anton Wolfsberger, vice president, circular economy and packaging, global marketing at Borouge, says: “This collaboration brings together material science, ink innovation, and manufacturing excellence to deliver a monomaterial solution that is fully recyclable and deinkable. It supports our customers in creating packaging that is not only high-performing but also designed for a circular economy.”

Drop-in replacement for multimaterial laminates

The new barrier stand-up pouch is said to provide robust protection, superior functionality, and circularity through deinking technology that enables high-quality recycled PE feedstock for next-cycle applications.

The solution features a full PE triplex laminate structure, incorporating Borouge’s Borstar FB5600, a bimodal high-density PE produced using Borealis’ proprietary Borstar technology, and Anteo PE sealant film with low sealing initiation temperature for high packing speed. 

The pouch maintains high stiffness, mechanical strength, seal integrity, and printability, providing a drop-in replacement for traditional multimaterial laminates without compromising performance.

Siegwerk’s advanced oxygen barrier coating, CIRKIT OXYBAR BC1582, and its deinking coating, CIRKIT CLEARPRIME, provide low oxygen transmission and enable efficient deinking for recycling end-of-life printed materials. 

The pouch’s design enables circularity through deinking technology that delaminates printed laminate films to remove inks and generates better quality uncolored recycled PE materials for next-cycle life.

Collaborating for circularity

Dr. Stephane Bertaux, head of brand owner collaboration and sustainability for Southeast Asia at Siegwerk Thailand, says: “This development is a great example of how collaboration between different areas of expertise and knowledge can achieve the production of high-performance monomaterial packaging that is de-inkable and fully recyclable.” 

“This project demonstrates how cross-industry collaboration can produce scalable, sustainable packaging solutions.”

Borouge, Siegwerk, and TPN say they have delivered a solution that advances packaging circularity, as they combined material science, ink innovation and printing, along with lamination expertise.

The partners say the project demonstrates the value of collaboration across the supply chain to scale innovations, accelerate recycling adoption, and support a more sustainable packaging ecosystem.