Paboco unveils the world’s first market ready paper bottle and cap
Slangerup, October 8th 2024 — Paboco and Blue Ocean Closures have collaborated to create the industry’s first market-ready paper bottle and fiber-based cap combination, available today and expected to reach consumers in early 2025.
Paboco, building on years of experience in the advancement and introduction of paper bottle packaging, is applying those learnings to launch a product line including the first ever available combination of paper bottles & fiber-based caps.
Following the mission of repacking the planet, Paboco consistently drives for solutions that improve on what has come before. Creating lasting, impactful change that brings innovation into reality. Partnering with the company Blue Ocean Closures, who have launched a standard closure for solids and pills, to be immediately ready for market use.
This entire package, including cap, has a total weight of less than 16 grams, with an HDPE barrier weighing below 2 grams, adhering to Paboco’s focus on using a minimum amount of materials in manufacturing. With the bottle’s thin barrier, the combined package is recyclable as paper packaging. A huge step in the right direction for the company and consumer brands.
“To us at Paboco, this brings about an immediate change in the industry; here we are changing the material options of the packaging industry and keeping a focus on lightweight packaging. We have already kicked off production and expect to see these bottles in consumers’ hands by early 2025. I am excited that we can offer this solution, not as a concept, but as a new packaging reality.” Says Michael Michelsen, Commercial Director, Paboco.
Ola Tönnberg, CCO, BlueOcean Closures states ”We see that the fiber-based closure is a new standard category, applicable to a range of different bottle materials. Expanding the possibilities to reduce plastics, we are very excited to also launch it on fiber bottles, through our collaboration with Paboco.”
This milestone is a continuation to Paboco’s journey of introducing paper bottles at scale by the end of 2025 and developing for future bio-based solutions.
Paboco will apply the technical and design learnings from the combination of paper bottles and caps within the Pioneer Community, a group of companies who were first in supporting paper bottles ( https://www.paboco.com/community ), where development continues in solving the packaging needs of a wide variety of products.
One such company working with both Paboco and Blue Ocean Closures is The Absolut Group.
”We are proud to be part of both the Paboco and Blue Ocean Closures Pioneer Communities. This launch marks an important milestone in sustainable packaging, and we look forward to learning from it as we continue our cross-industry efforts to drive sustainable innovation and expand our packaging material portfolio.” Says Elin Furelid, Director Future of Packaging, The Absolut Group.
The paper bottle and cap is available to order for selected partners and will be exhibited at this year’s CPHI in Milan (Oct. 8th) and Scanpack in Gothenburg (Oct 22nd ‑25th).
Paboco A/S
We are Paboco - the paper bottle company – and we are changing the bottle industry for good. We have decided to take action and become part of the solution, by designing for circularity and driving change for using renewable materials. Paboco is undertaking the scale-up of paper bottles production and continued presence as a new packaging solution in the consumer world.
Our focus is on implementation and advancement of paper bottles, working with sustainably conscious brands to support their transition to a new packaging reality, backed by our ownership structure of ALPLA.
Blue Ocean Closures AB
Blue Ocean Closures is a Swedish sustainability start-up, transforming the packaging industry through the design and manufacture of fibre-based screw caps and lids. First to the market, it is addressing the world’s plastic pollution crisis by ensuring its high-quality products live up to five core concepts: being biobased, ocean-biodegradable, recyclable, cost-effective, and scalable. As brands, businesses, and innovators worldwide look to achieve sustainability, Blue Ocean Closures is doing its part to drive progress in packaging.
Backed by industry leaders such as ALPLA, Glatfelter and Rottneros, Blue Ocean Closures is exploring new packaging solutions and enabling brands to decrease their carbon footprint.
Contact at Paboco:
Michael Michelsen: michael.michelsen@paboco.com