• Mondi has partnered with Swiss converter ATS-Tanner to create new kraft paper bundle packaging. 
• The innovative solution is strong enough to replace the plastic on single or bundle packages and is ideal for drink, fruit and vegetable, and eCommerce end-uses. 
• The band is recyclable in existing paper recycling streams. 

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Swiss converter ATS-Tanner to create an innovative paper band that can hold individually labelled products or bundles, reducing unnecessary plastic.   

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, eradicating the need for any adhesive. This ensures the products are secured with minimum packaging, reducing waste and delivering a cost-efficient solution. ATS-Tanner markets the coated bands under the brand name TruePaper.  

The strength of Mondi’s kraft paper means it can hold weights of up to 20 kg, making the band perfect for fruit and vegetable bundles as well as multipacks of bottles and other consumer goods. The paper ensures excellent printing results meaning brand, product, return, and responsible waste management messaging can be communicated to the end user.   

Mondi’s kraft paper used for the paper band is made from renewable, responsibly sourced and certified materials. It is recyclable in existing paper recycling streams across Europe, even fulfilling Germany’s ratio of 95/5.  

Carsten Breiter, International Key Account Manager Speciality Kraft Paper, Mondi, says: “By combining world-leading expertise in sustainable packaging with ATS-Tanner’s machinery and skills, we have together created a system that offers great product protection while reducing unnecessary plastic. This is the perfect example of strong collaboration producing a new solution that does just that.”  

Serge Tanner, Owner & CEO, ATS-Tanner, says: “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.” 

About Mondi 

Mondi is a global leader in packaging and paper, contributing to a better world by making innovative solutions that are sustainable by design. Our business is integrated across the value chain – from managing forests and producing pulp, paper and films, to developing and manufacturing sustainable consumer and industrial packaging solutions using paper where possible, and plastic when useful. Sustainability is at the centre of our strategy, with our ambitious commitments to 2030 focused on circular-driven solutions created by empowered people taking action on climate.   

In 2022, Mondi had revenues of €8.9 billion and underlying EBITDA of €1.8 billion from continuing operations and employed 22,000 people worldwide. Mondi has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (MNDI), where the Group is an FTSE100 constituent, and also has a secondary listing on the JSE Limited (MNP). 

About ATS-Tanner 

ATS-Tanner is the leading global system provider of high-quality, innovative, and sustainable banding solutions for the entire production process. From cost-effective bundling and just-in-time labeling to high-quality printed sales packaging. Banding with ATS-Tanner not only means minimizing packaging material, replacing plastic with paper where practical and optimizing processes, and using energy-efficient machines. This is especially true for banding machines with ultrasonic technology. In addition to semi- and fully-automatic banding machines and systems, ATS-Tanner offers environmentally friendly banding material, worldwide customer service, and project management and consulting services. All from a single source.   

More information about TruePaper: www.ats-tanner.com/en/lp/truepaper.