SilviPak produces high quality food packaging items from virgin wood pulp. The flexibility of the packaging items makes them suitable for numerous applications, the foremost application being packaged frozen and chilled food.

SilviPak is part of Rottneros Packaging AB in the Rottneros Group, one of the world’s leading specialist companies working with the development and production of paper pulp for the open market. The Group is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has around 350 employees and a turnover of SEK 1,600 million.

SilviPak’s development is based on Rottneros’ more than one hundred years of experience and knowledge of the raw material, i.e. forest and paper pulp. A careful and thorough development process including a series of laboratory and product tests has resulted in a flexible, sturdy and environmentally-friendly product. SilviPak is approved for use for food contact.

The market

The European market for food packaging of the type produced by SilviPak consists of around 6 billion packaging items per year. The vast majority are oil-based trays. The market is growing by around 8 – 10 per cent per year.