Mission & Purpose
A packaging world without plastic - taking responsibility for packaging through the connection to nature.
For us, this means making the supply and delivery effective and sustainable, because today it is more important than ever to be able to rely on reliably deliverable, innovative and safe products and packaging that are sustainably produced in Germany and Europe.
With its current know-how, PAPACKS® is a developer, manufacturer and driving force behind innovative raw materials, coatings and the production of climate-neutral, sustainable packaging and product solutions that are fully used and reused in the circular economy or processed into secondary raw materials in the existing paper recycling system .
Authenticity, fairness and honesty for nature, our partners and our customers always come first for us.
It is time for a global change to make our actions as diverse as our nature does.
We have optimized our appearance for our values, integrity and our mission. For us, diversity also means being in harmony with the diversity of nature and using it sustainably.
To date we have more than
Disposable plastic replaced by molded pulp made from renewable raw materials.
Core competencies
- Know-how in machine and tool construction including 3D printing tool concepts
- Customer-oriented product and service portfolio from development and production to delivery / logistics
- 3D toolmaking and classic toolmaking for large-scale production
- International patentsOver 67 international property rights from the patent family for products, technologies and manufacturing processes offer exclusive advantages such as For example: Barrier coatings for molded parts, tray concepts, raw material processes, 3D packaging and transport trays.
- Industry standards / certifications
- BRCGS - Global Standard for Packaging MaterialsManufacture of fresh fiber packaging using the pulp molding process for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and technical packaging
BRC Global Standards for Packaging Materials (Version 6, August 2019) are met - DIN9001:2015ongoing certification process according to ISO 9001:2015
- FSC® certified
- Climate-neutral products and production through compensation projects
- Development research
- Raw material research & development
- Technical cast fiber products
- Machine development & optimization
- 3D printing tools
- 3D tooling concept for molded paper fiber parts
- Fast manufacturing times
- Modular tool making in a loop circuit
67 property rights from the PAPACKS® patent family
bring disruptive technologies together in production processes
PAPACKS® productions
International expansion and production sites in Germany and Europe
PAPACKS® GIGAFACTORY 2
Arnstadt / Thuringia (FOODSAFE / MEDICAL DEVICES)
Commissioning of PAPACKS® GIGAFACTORY 2 in 2023.
Molded fiber molded parts of certified primary packaging for the food and medical/pharmaceutical industries. Certification according to the hygiene standards for packaging manufacturers of primary packaging and other management systems according to ISO 9001:2015.
Capacity pa: + 180.000.000 pcs.
PAPACKS® GIGAFACTORY 1
Arnstadt / Thuringia (FOODSAFE / MEDICAL DEVICES)
Molded fiber molded parts of certified primary packaging for the food and medical/pharmaceutical industries. Certification according to the hygiene standards for packaging manufacturers of primary packaging and other management systems according to ISO 9001:2015.
Capacity pa: + 180.000.000 pcs.
PAPACKS® headquarters
Cologne / North Rhine-Westphalia
Customer showroom, workshops, strategic planning, sales & marketing. Central control of all productions.
PAPACKS® PRODUCTION NETHERLANDS
Netherlands (FOODSAFE)
Molded fiber molded parts of certified primary packaging for the food and medical/pharmaceutical industries. Certification according to the hygiene standards for packaging manufacturers of primary packaging and other management systems according to ISO 9001:2015.
Capacity pa: + 50 million pieces
PAPACKS® R&D Innovation Hub
Cologne / NRW (INDUSTRIAL)
Our place for technical innovations, small series production, further development of our 3D tool technology and raw material research. Capacity pa: + 5 million pieces
PAPACKS® AMERICA INC.
PAPACKS® CZECH REPUBLIC
Trading and sales company for Eastern Europe
PAPACKS® International Office
PAPACKS® MANUFACTORY
Facts & Figures
Production in Germany and Europe, plus the PAPACKS® R&D Innovation Hub and the PAPACKS® Manufaktur
Plastic-free thanks to natural fibers made from renewable raw materials — Made in Germany
In order to meet industrial requirements, we use modern production processes and solutions for the circular economy. It is time for a global change to make our actions as diverse as our nature does.
We have optimized our appearance for our values, integrity and our mission. For us, diversity also means being in harmony with the diversity of nature and using it sustainably.
Be colorful and diverse with your products and use natural packaging for a way back to nature. It is time to go beyond just the “green” and collectively create global change that can be implemented by all.
