Tetra Pak, in collaboration with Spanish beverage producer, García Carrión, has unveiled the first ever use of its paper-based barrier technology for juice packaging.
This sustainable innovation, aiming to reduce reliance on fossil-based materials, is now being rolled out across multiple markets.
The launch of the Tetra Brik® Aseptic 200 ml Slim Leaf carton features a paper-based barrier for juice, under the flagship Don Simón brand. This is the first juice portion pack globally to use the innovative barrier and the first such package available in Spain.
Made with up to 80% paper, the packaging reinforces its sustainability credentials. The combination of the paper-based barrier with plant-based polymers used in the packaging material coatings, pushes the renewable content to a remarkable 92%, while reducing the carbon footprint by 43% compared with an aseptic package that uses aluminium foil layer and fossil-based polymers, as verified by the Carbon Trust.
Fala Corujo, Vice President of García Carrión said, “We are proud to lead the way in sustainable packaging for the juice category. For more than 135 years, García Carrión has been committed to responsible innovation and respect for the environment.”
Tatiana Liceti, Executive Vice President, Packaging Solutions at Tetra Pak said, “This launch represents a significant step in our journey towards fully renewable and recyclable packaging. By working closely with our customers, we’re proving that sustainable innovation can scale across markets and categories, while ensuring packaging retains its functionality and quality.”
Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier is a breakthrough in aseptic carton design. It replaces the traditional aluminium foil layer with a renewable, paper-based barrier. Together with other layers in the packaging, the paper-based barrier protects against oxygen, light, moisture and bacteria ensuring food safety is not compromised, and shelf life is comparable to packages with the aluminium foil layer.
In addition, aseptic cartons with a new paper-based barrier can be collected, sorted, and recycled where recycling infrastructure is in place, at scale.
Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier technology is part of its broader ambition to create the world’s most sustainable food package – one that is paper-based, made solely from responsibly sourced renewable or recycled materials, has the lowest possible carbon footprint and is fully recyclable.
This paper-based barrier innovation was earlier launched with a dairy company in 2023, but has since been extended to juice packaging.
