Speciality Plastics

Coveris

Broader sector Private

Headquarters: Vienna, AT
Segment: Speciality Plastics
Stories held: 3
Last story: 17 Sep 2026

Coveris is a manufacturer of flexible packaging films, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with around 17 production sites across EMEA and over 2,500 employees. The company also develops plastic recycling capacity under its ReCover circular-economy programme.

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3 stories · 2026

Sustainability & Circularity Products & Innovation Regulatory & Legal 17 Sep 2026

Futamura and Bio4life launch compostable adhesive label for produce

Futamura and Bio4life have developed a certified home and industrially compostable pressure-sensitive adhesive label for fresh produce, combining Futamura's NatureFlex cellulose film with Bio4life's BioTAK adhesive. The product is aimed at retailers and packers seeking to remove conventional plastic fruit stickers, which the companies say contaminate organic waste and anaerobic digestion streams. No commercial volumes or launch customers were disclosed.

Why this mattersA compostable fruit sticker closes a long-standing contamination gap in food waste and anaerobic digestion streams as retailers face rising compostability requirements.

Futamura's NatureFlex cellulose film is combined with Bio4life's BioTAK adhesive technology in the new label
The label is certified for both home and industrial composting
It targets fresh produce such as apples, avocados, kiwis and citrus fruit, replacing fossil-based plastic stickers
Conventional PSA labels are cited as a contamination risk in organic waste and anaerobic digestion streams when disposed with produce skins
NatureFlex films are offered in clear, white or metallised variants and can be used at thinner grammages than other compostable alternatives
PPWR implementation date for the affected packaging rules is 12 February 2028
Companies say only about one harvest cycle remains for produce industry trials before compliance is due
Companies frame the launch as leaving packers roughly one harvest cycle to trial the label before PPWR's 12 February 2028 deadline
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation's 12 February 2028 start date leaves the fresh produce sector one remaining harvest cycle to trial and test compliant labels.
Companies say the produce industry has one remaining harvest cycle to trial compliant labelling before PPWR applies
Futamura operates film production sites in the UK, US and Japan
PPWR applies from 12 February 2028, leaving roughly one harvest cycle for converters to trial alternatives
Futamura states NatureFlex breaks down during anaerobic digestion, reducing digestate contamination risk.

UPM mentioned Coveris mentioned Bio4life counterparty Futamura Chemical

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Sustainability & Circularity Products & Innovation 16 Sep 2026

Paranova and AMFresh launch fibre punnet for grapes

Paranova has partnered with fresh produce supplier AMFresh to roll out around one million fibre-based punnets for its BOOMBITES grapes, using Paranova's FibreFresh HeatSeal range. The launch extends the fibre punnet format beyond its earlier use in tomatoes, positioning it as an alternative to plastic trays for fresh produce.

Why this mattersFibre-based punnets gaining traction in a new produce category signals wider retailer and grower appetite to replace plastic trays across fresh produce lines.

Around one million FibreFresh HeatSeal punnets produced for the BOOMBITES grape launch.
Punnet is part of Paranova's FibreFresh HeatSeal range, previously used for tomatoes.
AMFresh is the fresh produce supplier partnering on the launch.
Punnet is designed for respiration and transpiration management and compatibility with existing packing lines.
Punnets are now stocked at M&S, Tesco and Ocado in the UK.

Coveris Paranova AMFresh counterparty

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Products & Innovation Regulatory & Legal 19 Aug 2026

Coveris launches monomaterial tortilla film and shows PFAS-free pet food packs at PATS UK

Coveris has commercially launched MonoFlex Thermoform, a monomaterial film for tortilla packaging that replaces non-recyclable PA/PP laminates while keeping at least six months' shelf life. The company will also showcase PFAS-free pet food packaging, including paper-based MonoFlexFibre Max and monomaterial MonoFlexBE, at PATS UK 2026 in Birmingham from 27-29 September, as EU PFAS restrictions and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation push converters toward recyclable mono-material designs.

Why this mattersNew EU rules on PFAS and packaging waste are pushing converters to redesign multi-material food films around single-polymer recyclability across categories.

MonoFlex Thermoform replaces PA/PP mixed-material laminates for tortilla packaging, developed at Coveris' Food Science Lab in Gainsborough
Product maintains at least six months' shelf life and is compatible with existing packaging lines
Coveris will exhibit PFAS-free pet food packaging at PATS UK 2026, 27-29 September, NEC Birmingham
MonoFlexFibre Max is a paper-based structure designed for the paper recycling stream
MonoFlexBE is a recycle-ready monomaterial with a metallic inner layer for high-barrier use
Coveris cites new EU PFAS restrictions and PPWR as drivers for the redesigns

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