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The Future of Fiber‑Based Packaging

In a world where sustainability, efficiency, and brand responsibility are increasingly demanded, decision makers face a central question: How can packaging be made future ready?

Fiber based solutions – whether made from paper, board, or molded pulp – provide clear answers. They combine environmental benefits with economic attractiveness and strong functional performance. Produced from renewable raw materials, they offer recyclability, lower disposal costs, and regulatory confidence. At the same time, they enable customized design, strong brand impact, and optimized logistics. Companies who choose fiber based packaging today strengthen not only their environmental footprint but also their market position – clearly demonstrating that future readiness begins with packaging.

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Product Group Fiber Based Packaging
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The Future of Fiber‑Based Packaging

In a world where sustainability, efficiency, and brand responsibility are increasingly demanded, decision makers face a central question: How can packaging be made future ready?

Fiber based solutions – whether made from paper, board, or molded pulp – provide clear answers. They combine environmental benefits with economic attractiveness and strong functional performance. Produced from renewable raw materials, they offer recyclability, lower disposal costs, and regulatory confidence. At the same time, they enable customized design, strong brand impact, and optimized logistics. Companies who choose fiber based packaging today strengthen not only their environmental footprint but also their market position – clearly demonstrating that future readiness begins with packaging.

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Product Group Fiber Based Packaging
Your Product, Optimally Packaged

Flexible Technologies for Every Fiber Based Packaging Solution

With our broad technology portfolio, you’ll find the right solution for any rigid packaging application. Whether paperboard, formed paper, or Dry Molded Fiber – you benefit from flexible processes that protect your product and present it at its best.

Integrated barrier technologies ensure that even highly sensitive products or food items are packaged safely. In addition, we cover all process steps from filling and sealing to secondary packaging – enabling efficient production workflows and maximum safety in your packaging solution.

Technology Portfolio
  • Dry Molded Fiber – Primary Forming of Fibers
  • Paperboard Shape Forming
  • Forming of Paper
  • Barrier Coating Technologies
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Dry Molded Fiber – Primary Forming of Fibers

With our Dry Molded Fiber technology, we offer the industry’s highest performance combined with maximum shape flexibility (shape agility). In the Dry Molded Fiber process, loose fibers are compressed within the mold to create a high‑strength product. The Dry Molded Fiber technology enables the highest quality at the lowest material costs.

The possible product portfolio ranges from packaging with high product protection to demanding deep‑drawn geometries and high aspect ratios. Optima is the first to enable the forming of both paper and Dry Molded Fiber on the same machine platform.

Fiber Packaging Spices
Paperboard Shape Forming

With our paperboard technology, we offer a solution for producing cup‑shaped containers or cans – made either from pre‑cut blanks or directly from the roll. Through different material compositions, gas‑tight shapes can be achieved in round, oval, or rectangular designs. Various bottom and closure options enable customized configurations.

In addition, the technology ensures a cost‑efficient and independent supply chain – without the delivery and storage of empty cans or binding material contracts. It allows free supplier selection, efficient transportation, and easy handling of small batches.

Fiber Packaging Cake
Forming of Paper

The forming of paper and other moldable fiber‑based materials is performed efficiently and precisely with our technology. Refined papers with barrier and sealing layers, as well as various pulp types and highly stretchable materials, can be processed. The spectrum ranges from packaging requiring high product protection to demanding deep‑drawn shapes with tight tolerances. The forming process demonstrates its strengths especially in multi‑cavity applications.

Produktgruppe Fiber Based Packaging
Barrier Coating Technologies

Our fiber‑based technologies provide flexible solutions for a wide range of barrier requirements – from protection against moisture, oil, and grease to high‑performance barriers against water vapor and oxygen. In addition to pre‑coated materials in the paperboard and paper sector, pre‑spray technologies, high‑performance laminations, and pre‑spray fiber‑treatment processes are used. This enables the targeted integration of water, oil, and grease barriers. The result: recyclable packaging with a high fiber‑recovery rate or compostable alternatives – depending on your needs.

Technology Portfolio

Dry Molded Fiber – Primary Forming of Fibers
Fiber Packaging Yoghurt

With our Dry Molded Fiber technology, we offer the industry’s highest performance combined with maximum shape flexibility (shape agility). In the Dry Molded Fiber process, loose fibers are compressed within the mold to create a high‑strength product. The Dry Molded Fiber technology enables the highest quality at the lowest material costs.

The possible product portfolio ranges from packaging with high product protection to demanding deep‑drawn geometries and high aspect ratios. Optima is the first to enable the forming of both paper and Dry Molded Fiber on the same machine platform.

Paperboard Shape Forming
Fiber Packaging Spices

With our paperboard technology, we offer a solution for producing cup‑shaped containers or cans – made either from pre‑cut blanks or directly from the roll. Through different material compositions, gas‑tight shapes can be achieved in round, oval, or rectangular designs. Various bottom and closure options enable customized configurations.

In addition, the technology ensures a cost‑efficient and independent supply chain – without the delivery and storage of empty cans or binding material contracts. It allows free supplier selection, efficient transportation, and easy handling of small batches.

Forming of Paper
Fiber Packaging Cake

The forming of paper and other moldable fiber‑based materials is performed efficiently and precisely with our technology. Refined papers with barrier and sealing layers, as well as various pulp types and highly stretchable materials, can be processed. The spectrum ranges from packaging requiring high product protection to demanding deep‑drawn shapes with tight tolerances. The forming process demonstrates its strengths especially in multi‑cavity applications.

Barrier Coating Technologies
Produktgruppe Fiber Based Packaging

Our fiber‑based technologies provide flexible solutions for a wide range of barrier requirements – from protection against moisture, oil, and grease to high‑performance barriers against water vapor and oxygen. In addition to pre‑coated materials in the paperboard and paper sector, pre‑spray technologies, high‑performance laminations, and pre‑spray fiber‑treatment processes are used. This enables the targeted integration of water, oil, and grease barriers. The result: recyclable packaging with a high fiber‑recovery rate or compostable alternatives – depending on your needs.

Dr.-Ing Sven Jacobsen, Senior Fiber Development Manager Amcor Global Core R&D

Optima’s Dry Molded Fiber technology demonstrates for the first time that DMF can now be economically scaled at an industrial level.

Dr.-Ing Sven Jacobsen, Senior Fiber Development Manager Amcor Global Core R&D
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Dominik Bröllochs
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Director Fiber Solutions
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Director Fiber Solutions
From Filling to Packaging

Your Products Front and Center

Thanks to our broad technology portfolio for fiber‑based packaging, we provide unbiased guidance and identify the solution that best fits your product and your production requirements. Together with you, we develop prototypes, materials, and processes –  ensuring that packaging and product work in perfect harmony from the very beginning.

Packaging that Fits Your Product:
Perfectly matched to your product thanks to our in‑depth knowledge of product characteristics and filling processes –  ensuring high quality and smooth production

Improved Manufacturability:
Our expertise ensures that packaging integrates seamlessly into your production lines – with shorter changeover times and reduced waste

Innovative Solutions from a Single Source:
Consolidated product and process expertise to jointly advance packaging and machinery – enabling future‑ready, sustainable end‑to‑end solutions

Higher Efficiency & Cost‑Effectiveness:
Optimally matched packaging minimizes material usage and potential sources of error – saving costs and conserving resources

Packaging that Fits Your Product:
Perfectly matched to your product thanks to our in‑depth knowledge of product characteristics and filling processes –  ensuring high quality and smooth production

Improved Manufacturability:
Our expertise ensures that packaging integrates seamlessly into your production lines – with shorter changeover times and reduced waste

Innovative Solutions from a Single Source:
Consolidated product and process expertise to jointly advance packaging and machinery – enabling future‑ready, sustainable end‑to‑end solutions

Higher Efficiency & Cost‑Effectiveness:
Optimally matched packaging minimizes material usage and potential sources of error – saving costs and conserving resources

OPTIMA Consumer: Your One Stop Shop Partner for Fiber Based Packaging Solutions

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Comprehensive Technology Portfolio

Every product has its own requirements for shape, function, and material. With the most comprehensive range of fiber‑based packaging technologies on the market, Optima provides the right solution for rigid packaging – whether paperboard, formed paper, or Dry Molded Fiber. Everything from a single source, fully aligned with your production goals.

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Pioneering Machinery Solutions

Our technologies set new standards: Dry Molded Fiber and Paper Forming deliver maximum performance with exceptional design freedom. With flexible paperboard solutions for cup and can formats, and the unique ability to process both paper and Dry Molded Fiber on a single machine platform, we are opening up entirely new possibilities.

Collaborative Product Development

From the initial idea to the market‑ready product: we support you with simulations, material development, and prototype manufacturing. This results in customized prototypes that meet ecological requirements, deliver strong functional performance, and differentiate your brand.

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Full Scope Turnkey Expertise

Efficiency from one source: Beyond innovative machine technology, we provide complete form‑fill‑seal lines and end‑of‑line systems – integrating the full process chain for maximum product safety, cost efficiency, and future‑proof production.

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Director Fiber Solutions
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What are the advantages of fiber-based packaging over plastic?
    Fiber-based packaging is made from renewable raw materials, has a high recycling rate, and is therefore considered particularly environmentally friendly. It is biodegradable and has a lower carbon footprint than many plastics. In addition, it offers good printability and a sustainable brand impact, which is well received by consumers. With stricter regulations for plastics, fiber-based solutions also offer a future-proof alternative for many packaging applications.
     
  • What legal requirements promote the use of fiber-based packaging?
    The new European packaging requirements (PPWR) promote the use of fiber-based packaging by setting stricter recyclability requirements from 2026 onwards and restricting plastics that are difficult to recycle and oversized packaging. At the same time, the PPWR harmonizes packaging rules across the EU and obliges companies to adhere to clear design-for-recycling standards, giving preference to easily recyclable materials such as paper and cardboard. The German Packaging Implementation Act implements these requirements at the national level and increases the recycling quota requirements, especially for plastic waste, which further favors fiber-based alternatives. Overall, these regulations ensure that sustainable packaging materials with high recyclability are strengthened in the market.
     
  • How flexible is Optima when I have different package sizes and designs?
    Optima is very flexible when it comes to different package sizes and designs. The machines have a modular design and can therefore cover a wide range of formats and changing requirements, such as the OPTIMA LS/OS8, which supports package sizes from 160×120×100 mm to 600×500×300 mm and is suitable for highly fluctuating requirements thanks to its modular design. Other Optima systems, such as the OPTIMA OSR, also offer fast format changes and a wide range of packaging formats, enabling a high degree of adaptability. In addition, Optima machines can generally be configured to meet customer-specific requirements, allowing them to efficiently process different product sizes, consistencies, and design variants.
     
  • Are barrier coatings a problem for recycling?
    Yes, barrier coatings can be a problem for recycling, especially if they are made of plastic or aluminum. Studies show that hybrid paper-plastic packaging is difficult to recycle today because separating fibers and barrier materials is technically complex, cost-intensive, and often inefficient. Many barriers mean that paper packaging cannot be completely broken down in the standard waste paper process, which significantly limits material recycling. However, research and industry are working on new water-based or printable barrier solutions that are designed to maintain product protection but significantly improve recyclability.
     
  • What machine solutions does Optima offer for fiber-based packaging?
    Optima offers several machine and technology solutions specifically for fiber-based packaging. These include systems for molded cardboard and paper packaging, such as cups, cans, portion packs, and refill applications, which Optima already offers as fiber-based alternatives in its portfolio. Another key area for the future is dry molded fiber technology, which Optima is industrializing in collaboration with the Swedish company PulPac. This technology enables the shaping of complex fiber-based products such as blister packs, coffee capsules, and closures—including barrier coating and optional filling and end-of-line packaging systems. Optima develops customized machine solutions for large-volume production and positions itself as a “one-stop shop” for complete fiber packaging processes, from shaping to final packaging. Overall, Optima offers a broad machine portfolio for sustainable, fiber-based applications that supports both the replacement of traditional plastic packaging and new product categories.

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