Increasing consumer awareness of food safety combined with market demands for longer shelf life set high standards for confectionery packaging. M-real advises on the best way to control the sensory properties of packaging materials and ensure that products are kept free from unwanted taint and odour.
M-real's cartonboards Carta Solida and Simcote are designed especially for the confectionery market. They are made from pure virgin fibre, sourced from sustainable, well managed forests. Both are manufactured under the highest environmental and safety standards, with ISO 22000 certification held by all its mills (based on HACCP – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
M-real’s range of packaging boards has undergone continuous development. They have been light weighted so that they now offer the same properties of stiffness and bulk as heavier conventional grades but in lower substances. This means they can be specified for confectionery packaging without losing a quality feel, but result in cost savings and benefits to the environment through lighter transport weights and less waste at the end of their lifecycle. M-real’s boards also offer very high consistency and printability, increasing efficiency throughout the value chain.