Borouge, a leading petrochemicals company that provides innovative polyolefin solutions, Siegwerk, a leading provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, and TPN Food Packaging, a leading food packaging manufacturer in Thailand, have launched a fully recyclable, mono-material barrier stand-up pouch to meet the needs of sustainable, high-functioning packaging.

Borouge, Siegwerk and TPN Food Packaging jointly launched a fully recyclable mono-material packaging solution.

This innovative packaging solution is the first co-development under the broader Siegwerk-Borouge partnership, with TPN handling production of the new de-inkable stand-up pouch with oxygen barrier.

Stand-up pouch with superior functionality and circularity

The new barrier stand-up pouch features a full polyethylene (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.

While mono-material, the pouch maintains high stiffness, mechanical strength, seal integrity, and printability, providing a drop-in replacement for traditional multi-material laminates without compromising performance.

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

Leveraging TPN’s rotogravure printing expertise, the MDO-PE printing layer achieves high stiffness and flatness at production speeds of ~200m/minute. This resulting oxygen transmission rate (OTR) is below 1cc/m2/day at 23°C at 50% relative humidity, comparable to metallized PET.

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

This mono-material solution meets the needs of converters, brand owners, and consumers seeking sustainable, high-performance packaging for oxygen-sensitive, dry products such as nuts and pet food.