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Balanced priorities. Proven solutions.

Barrier coatings and additives for compliant, sustainable paper packaging.

We make it easy to bring harmony to performance, sustainability, compliance and operational efficiency.

Sustainable, scalable barrier coatings that work seamlessly with your processes

Sustainable paper and packaging start with the right chemistry solutions. At Solenis, our advanced barrier coatings and additives for paper-based materials empower you to offer environmentally friendly packaging and replace single-use plastics — without compromising performance or compliance.

We collaborate across the value chain to develop solutions that enhance functionality, support sustainability goals and integrate seamlessly into existing operations.

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Printing Press Applied Barrier Coatings

Make the shift to sustainable packaging without disrupting your operations. Our barrier coatings seamlessly integrate with existing flexographic printing equipment, enabling the direct application of eco-friendly barrier coatings onto flat sheet paper, cupstock and flexible packaging. As a result, you can meet sustainability and regulatory goals while optimizing efficiency and costs.

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PHA-based Barrier Coatings

Achieve next-level sustainability with our polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) barrier coatings, designed to replace petroleum-based materials. These water-based coatings provide excellent barrier performance while offering end-of-life benefits such as marine and freshwater degradability and home compostability. Our PHA-based coatings are compatible with existing flexographic and extrusion processes, enabling a smooth transition to more eco-friendly paper and packaging solutions.

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Oil & Grease Resistant Barrier Coatings

TopScreen™ barrier coatings for oil and grease offer a sustainable alternative to traditional polyethylene film and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Ideal for applications like burger wrappers, french fry bags or pet food boxes, these water-based solutions are cost-effective, readily available, high-performing and easily integrated on existing equipment. Plus, they’re recyclable, repulpable and compostable, so they’re environmentally friendly.

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Water Repellent Barrier Coatings

Our TopScreen™ Water Repellent Barrier Coatings offer an environmentally friendly alternative with water-based polymer products, ideal for applications such as ream wrapping paper, fast-food folding cartons or fresh food and protein packaging. These recyclable, repulpable and compostable formulations offer superior water repellency, as well as excellent printability for your branding graphics.

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Biowax-based Barrier Coatings

Derived from vegetable oils, our TopScreen™ biowax-based coatings are perfect for applications like fast-food wrappers, candy packaging and detergent boxes. Offering resistance to oil, grease and water, and free from potentially harmful MOSH and MOAH compounds, these sustainable and paraffin-free solutions work with your existing wax applicators while ensuring your packaging is recyclable, repulpable and compostable.

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Cupstock Barrier Coatings

Our next-generation, eco-friendly coating revolutionizes liquid barrier technology without relying on traditional polyethylene (PE) films. Ideal for single-use and short-duration food-service items, our TopScreen™ cupstock barrier coatings deliver the same performance and printing aesthetics as traditional PE-laminated cupstock while offering recyclability, repulpability and compostability. Cupstock coatings can be applied via standard coating and cup-forming equipment. Request a sample.

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Sustainable Technology for Molded Pulp

A solution for molded fiber food service applications like plates, bowls, tubs and trays, Contour℠ technology offers an eco-friendly packaging materials option that replaces intentionally-added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging. Recyclable, repulpable and compostable, Contour is cost-competitive, easy to implement on existing equipment, and well-suited for low- to mid-temperature end-use applications.

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Resources

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Navigating the Challenges of Paperization

Explore the role of chemistry in the paperization trend to replace single-use plastics in packaging. 

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Strengthening the Supply Chain with HEIDELBERG

Driving advancements in packaging technology by integrating eco-friendly barrier coatings into the printing process.

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