At Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf, Sappi will present its comprehensive portfolio of future-proof paper packaging solutions, demonstrating how experience, reliability and technical expertise provide certainty in a rapidly evolving packaging landscape.
Under the theme “Future-Proof Packaging Papers,” Sappi will highlight its flexible packaging solutions, including Guard Pro OHS and Guard Pro OMH, Guard Twist and Guard Duo, barrier papers crafted to meet the packaging needs for food, tea and especially confectionery applications such as chocolate.
As brand owners and converters navigate regulatory change, material transitions and increasing performance expectations, Sappi offers proven solutions, consistent quality and dependable supply delivered at industrial scale, supported by deep technical knowledge and regulatory expertise.
Your one stop shop for diverse packaging needs
At the heart of Sappi’s Interpack presence is its flexible packaging portfolio, showcasing one of the industry's broadest range of recyclable, mono-material papers. Sappi has strategically organised its offering into three distinct segments to meet diverse market needs, providing clarity and confidence when selecting the right solution.
The SEAL range delivers heat-sealable papers designed for primary and secondary food and non-food packaging applications. These recyclable papers, which offer excellent heat sealability, superior mechanical strength and first-class printability, include Seal (Silk, Silk G, Seal Pure Silk), Seal Natural and Seal Light (Natural, Gloss).
The GUARD range provides essential barrier protection against water vapour, grease, and mineral oil with or without heat-sealability, featuring Guard M, Guard MS, Guard Duo, and Guard Twist variants. These papers are designed for products and packaging types that require good barrier properties, such as baking powder, pasta, rice, cereals, sweets, chocolate, ice cream cones or sleeves, tea, etc.
The GUARD PRO range with Guard Pro OHS, Guard Pro OHG, AvantGuard and with the new product Guard Pro OMH represents Sappi's most advanced high-barrier papers, offering protection against oxygen, water vapour, grease, and MOSH and MOAH with or without heat-sealability.
At Interpack 2026, Sappi will promote Guard Pro OHS, available in both Gloss and Natural uncoated versions. In addition, Sappi will present the high barrier paper Guard Pro OMH to the international packaging community. All these high barrier papers are designed for products that require utmost barrier properties, such as all kinds of chocolate products, powder coffee additives, tea, seasonings, soluble drinks, cheese, etc.
From transit to touchpoint
Beyond flexible packaging, Sappi’s portfolio extends across the entire packaging value chain.
Sappi will also showcase its Fusion liner and Algro paperboard ranges, high-performance materials designed to elevate packaging from transit to touchpoint. From durable containerboard solutions that protect, optimise logistics and enhance presentation, to premium paperboards that deliver outstanding print brilliance, excellent converting and increased shelf impact, Sappi’s packaging portfolio not only performs, but creates presence, emotion and distinction where it matters most.
In addition, the stand will feature its Parade Label wet glue label papers used in beverage and food labelling. The range demonstrates high print quality and consistent runnability, supporting fast labelling speeds, strong shelf impact and efficient processing, including in returnable bottle systems where wash-off performance is critical. Designed for demanding, high-speed production environments, the range delivers consistent print performance and reliable runnability, helping brands and converters reduce variability, safeguard process stability and maintain efficiency, including in returnable bottle systems where dependable wash-off performance is essential.
Together, the solutions on show demonstrate how Sappi’s material expertise translates into reliable, scalable applications across packaging and labelling. They also underline the advantage of consistent colours, shades and brand appearance across product categories and touchpoints, enabling brand owners to maintain a strong and unified identity.
Expertise that goes beyond the product
Europe’s packaging industry is no longer shaped by sustainability ambitions alone, but by how effectively companies align performance, circularity and cost competitiveness under increasingly demanding market conditions. At the same time, our customers face growing pressure on margins and operational efficiency. Success therefore depends on anticipating change early and translating it into scalable, fit-for-purpose solutions that deliver both environmental and commercial value.
Against this backdrop, Sappi’s value extends far beyond the paper itself. Customers benefit from expert consultancy supporting every stage of the packaging journey, from material selection and printability optimisation to regulatory compliance and food contact requirements.
Technical teams work closely with converters and brand owners on machine runnability, barrier performance validation and the transition from plastic to paper-based structures. This partnership approach reduces risk, shortens development timelines and ensures smooth implementation at scale.
“Our flexible packaging portfolio represents the future of sustainable packaging,” explains Flavio Froehli, Vice President Marketing & Sales at Sappi Europe. “As Europe’s packaging market faces tighter recyclability standards, extended producer responsibility schemes and rising performance requirements, success depends on solutions that run efficiently on existing filling lines, protect products effectively and meet recovery criteria, without eroding margins. With proven, recyclable solutions that do not compromise on performance and keep total cost of ownership in balance, we provide customers with the exact paper solution for their specific demands and application needs, while supporting their sustainability goals.”
Experience the evolution from paper to application
At Hall 8a, Booth B35, Sappi brings the evolution from paper to application to life through a continuous display of real-world packaging formats across confectionery, tea, food including bakery products and dairy, as well as beverage and non-food packaging.
Building on Sappi’s ‘department store-inspired’ concept, the stand features curated product displays and practical examples that connect materials directly to real-world packaging applications. Conceived as a narrative from production to performance, the stand guides visitors from paper reels and sheets through to finished packaging solutions, with furniture, lighting and decorative elements all made from paper as a physical demonstration of what paper can do.
At the booth, visitors can explore how barrier papers protect chocolate and soluble drinks, how premium paperboard and containerboard enhance shelf presence for high-end food, beverage and non-food applications, and how label solutions combine design impact with dependable performance in demanding beverage applications. The stand demonstrates how consistent material quality translates into cohesive brand presentation across every touchpoint.
A central feature of the booth is the Sappi Café, a live application space where visitors can enjoy hot tea, coffee or an ice cream while discovering how paper can protect, perform and delight. Served with a cinnamon roll packed in a groundbreaking solution that combines Sappi’s premium Algro Design paperboard with high-barrier paper, the offering demonstrates a 100% paper-based, mono-material, recyclable solution for food applications. From ice cream cone sleeves and wraps to tea packaging solutions, the Sappi Café showcases how paper-based packaging can deliver the required barrier properties, handling comfort and standout design, translating technical performance into tangible, everyday consumer experiences. For in-depth discussions, visitors can book a meeting with one of Sappi’s experts to address specific technical, regulatory or transition challenges. Do not miss out, book your meeting in advance via Microsoft Bookings and secure dedicated time with one of Sappi’s packaging specialists.
All Sappi papers are manufactured from renewable resources, are recyclable in the paper waste stream as mono-materials, and are suitable for direct food contact.
About Sappi
Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources.
Sappi produces 4.6 million tons of paper, 2.3 million tons of paper pulp, 1.5 million tons of dissolving pulp per year. Globally, it has over 11,979 employees, 401,000 ha of owned and leased sustainably managed forests in South Africa.
Sappi Limited (JSE) is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa with manufacturing operations across three continents and sells its products in more than 150 countries.
