Mondi delivers fully integrated, food-safe packaging for salt giant

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging, is deepening its partnership with Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke, one of Europe’s premier salt producers, to provide a seamless, end-to-end packaging solution that ensures product integrity from the production line all the way to the retail shelf.

This expanded relationship means Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke — known for its Bad Reichenhaller Alpensalz brand and its diverse range of products, from table and pharmaceutical salt to industrial de-icing salt — now relies on Mondi as its single, trusted partner for all packaging needs.

The collaboration has been significantly strengthened following Mondi’s acquisition of Schumacher Packaging’s Western European assets in April 2025. This acquisition allowed Mondi to add sift-proof solid board packaging for direct food contact to its offering, integrating it with the corrugated trays and transport boxes it already supplied.

For food manufacturers, this partnership exemplifies the efficiency and safety benefits of utilising a fully integrated packaging supply chain. Salt is a challenging product that demands protection from moisture, sifting, and contamination. Mondi’s solution coordinates efforts across three specialised plants to ensure quality and compliance.

Mondi Forchheim produces high-quality solid board sales packaging. This is food-safe, sift-proof, and made from European primary fibres sourced from FSC-certified forests, ensuring it meets approval for direct food contact.

Mondi Grünburg supplies flexo-printed corrugated trays, designed for secure transport and optimised for effective shelf placement at the retail level.

Mondi Bad Rappenau manufactures robust corrugated transport boxes for larger products like dishwasher salt and animal salt lick stones, including those for export.

Martin Horn, head of procurement at Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke, confirmed the value of the consolidated approach: “Mondi is a reliable partner for us—with coordinated logistics, high product safety and a packaging range from primary packaging to transport solutions. This ensures that our natural product, salt, remains optimally protected throughout the entire supply chain.”

Mondi’s ability to now offer a complete range — from primary food-safe packaging to transport solutions — all from one source, is a major advantage for FMCG and food manufacturers. This expansion, driven by the recent acquisition, strengthens Mondi’s position as a comprehensive packaging partner across the food industry, e-commerce, and the fruit and vegetable sector, promising secure, high-quality packaging from the first step of the supply chain to the last.