Pouches from biobased Bioplastics

Doypacks are clever, individual packaging solutions

Stand-up pouches are also called stand-up bags or, if they have a press-to-close seal, Doypacks. These packages have an oval base and are particularly lightweight. As an especially tight packaging option, they are ideal for the safe packaging and storage of flavored, finely ground, powdered or viscous products.

Biobased stand-up pouches are an optimal packaging for food

Doypacks and stand-up pouches are made from food-safe film materials that are particularly resistant to tearing and breakage. If the plastics or laminates used have good barrier properties against oxygen and water vapor, they provide excellent aroma protection and can also extend the shelf life of moisture-sensitive foods. The packaging does not impair the smell or taste of the products.

They are therefore particularly well suited as protective pouches for light-sensitive products such as cosmetics, food and pet food. This applies regardless of whether the contents are granular, solid, powdered or paste-like. Even coffee or tea, spices and dried foods are ideally stored in stand-up pouches. Stand-up pouches are also the perfect packaging for so-called convenience foods. Their easy handling suits “convenient eating”, for example in squeeze pouches for fruit puree, known as “Quetschies”.

Because stand-up pouches can be resealed as often as desired using screw caps, press-to-close seals, etc., not only the pouches themselves are sustainable, but also the products packaged in them. Compared with glass jars and metal cans, stand-up pouches can reduce transport and shipping costs and enable consumer-friendly refill systems to be established.

Film packaging made from bio-polyethylene – a renewable and recyclable alternative

Stand-up pouches made from biobased I’m green™ bio-based polyethylene, commonly referred to as Green PE, combine recyclability with an attractive appearance on the retail shelf and therefore meet the requirements of brand manufacturers and end consumers. The grades combine the required mechanical and barrier properties with appropriate resistance to the contents and good printability for high visual appeal even without secondary packaging. Biobased polyethylene, which is produced from the renewable raw material sugar cane, is suitable for film extrusion or for the production of laminates for stand-up pouches. Packaging made from Bio-PE has the same properties as packaging made from fossil-based polyethylene. Products made from I’m green™ bio-based polyethylene are also recyclable. This allows you to create a well-rounded and attractive overall package.