Mondi has deepened its collaboration with Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke, a prominent German salt producer, by providing sift-proof solid board packaging suitable for direct food contact. The packaging group already supplies the company with trays for retail placement, as well as outer packaging designed to protect salt during transport.
Martin Horn, head of procurement for Direct Materials and Commodities at Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke, commented: “Mondi is a reliable partner for us — with coordinated logistics, high product safety, and a range of packaging from primary packaging to transport solutions. This ensures that our natural product, salt, remains optimally protected throughout the entire supply chain.”
The packaging partnership leverages the capabilities of three plants to ensure that the salt remains dry, secure, and hygienic throughout every stage of its journey, despite the challenges associated with packaging this type of product. In Forchheim, Germany, Mondi produces solid board sales packaging that is food-safe, sift-proof, and offset printed in up to six colours, using European primary fibres sourced from FSC-certified Scandinavian forests.
At Mondi Grünburg, the focus is on flexo-printed corrugated trays that maintain product security during transport while supporting shelf placement. Meanwhile, Mondi Bad Rappenau makes corrugated transport boxes for products like dishwasher salt and animal salt lick stones. The boxes are also sent to the UK market.
The packaging partnership expansion represents a significant milestone for Mondi, as it introduces food-safe solid board packaging to its portfolio, following the April acquisition of the Western Europe assets of Schumacher Packaging. This enables customers to access a full spectrum of packaging solutions, from primary retail packaging to transport protection, all sourced from a single supplier.
Beyond salt, Mondi has recently provided packaging for bananas and other fresh produce, and it also unveiled lightweight coffee packaging at HostMilano. In September, the company opened a recycled containerboard mill in Italy, adding to its sustainable packaging range.