World’s first market-ready paper bottle and fiber-based cap combination

Paboco and Blue Ocean Closures have collaborated to create world’s first market-ready paper bottle and fiber-based cap combination.

Paboco and Blue Ocean Closures collaborated on world’s first market-ready paper bottle and fiber-based cap packaging.

The entire packaging solution, including cap, has a total weight of less than 16 grams, with an HDPE barrier weighing below 2 grams. With the bottle’s thin barrier, the combined package is recyclable as paper packaging.

“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,” stated Ola Tönnberg, CCO at BlueOcean Closures.

Production for the packaging solution have already kicked off. It is expected to reach consumers in early 2025.

“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,” said Michael Michelsen, Commercial Director at 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.