{"id":838392,"date":"2022-01-01T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T10:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/trend\/full-fiberization-eine-welt-ohne-fossile-materialien\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:24:51","slug":"full-fiberization-eine-welt-ohne-fossile-materialien","status":"publish","type":"trend","link":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/trends\/full-fiberization-eine-welt-ohne-fossile-materialien\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiberization: Fiber casting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bye-bye-spritzguss-hallo-fiber-molding\">Bye-bye injection molding, hello fiber molding<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The triumph of paper is unstoppable. Not only do consumers prefer fiber-based solutions (although not always rightly so), but so does the EU. While the plastics industry is suffering from minimum recycled content and mandatory recyclability, paper manufacturers are experiencing an upswing thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/service\/sustainable-packaging-advice\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/service\/nachhaltige-verpackungsberatung\/\">PPWR<\/a>.   And that&#8217;s not all &#8211; improved technologies make it possible to manufacture increasingly complex paper products that aim to outstrip plastics!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-companies-to-watch\">Companies to watch:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiefel.com\/de\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.kiefel.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kiefel Technologies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.papacks.com\/en\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.papacks.com\/en\/\">Papacks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pulpack.eu\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/pulpack.eu\">Pulpack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scope3-Hotpress-comp-1024x675-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scope3-Hotpress-comp-1024x675-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scope3-Hotpress-comp-1024x675-1-960x633.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scope3-Hotpress-comp-1024x675-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scope3-Hotpress-comp-1024x675-1-480x316.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Scope3-Hotpress-comp-1024x675-1-200x132.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image source: Kiefel Technologies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Machine manufacturers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiefel.com\/de\/Fiber-Packaging\">Kiefel<\/a> are working on these processes. <em>Wet fiber molding<\/em>, in which fibers dissolved in water (pump) are pressed into a new shape using pressure, is already established. Residual moisture is removed from the product by heating, resulting in dimensionally stable packaging. This makes it possible to produce complex molds that can replace plastic trays, for example. However, the process consumes a considerable amount of water and is energy-intensive due to the heating and pressure required.      <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MILK_Food_net.z_Teil21_Future_Materials-1.jpg 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The approach for the future and the next logical step is therefore <em>dry fiber molding<\/em>. Instead of a water-containing compound, a dry fiber mesh is used as the starting material. This not only saves resources, the process is also much faster in comparison. Just 3.5 seconds are sufficient for one cycle. Savings and speed can also reduce costs. However, the price is and remains the major bottleneck of these technologies &#8211; currently, fiber-molded packaging still costs the manufacturer around twice as much as plastic injection molding.       <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bye-bye injection molding, hello fiber molding The triumph of paper is unstoppable. 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