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LifeSpan Performance Paper is the first product to launch on the AmFiber global paper platform.
LifeSpan Performance Paper is the first product to launch on the AmFiber global paper platform.

Amcor has unveiled the new high-barrier, recyclable and PVDC-free LifeSpan Performance Paper – the first product to be launched on the AmFiber global paper platform.

Launching initially for the confectionery market in Europe, LifeSpan Performance Paper is a recyclable paper-based solution, which Amcor says delivers a better moisture barrier than other paper packaging, provides more product protection and a longer shelf life for oxygen and moisture-sensitive products, and has excellent grease resistance.

According to repulping (recycling) tests conducted by Amcor, over 80 per cent of the packaging content is recovered, meaning that it meets requirements to be recyclable in most countries’ paper recycling streams.

The paper will be the first product introduced on the AmFiber global paper platform. Amcor says that it will provide customers with the best in packaging technology, using the materials most suited to their needs.

Lifespan Performance Paper is suitable for products such as chocolate, cereal bars and biscuits (cookies). In the coming months the company says it will be announcing wider applications such as culinary products – dry powders and herbs – as well as coffee stickpacks.

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