Jindal’s recyclable mono-PP films simplify PPWR compliance

Packaging giant Jindal Films has announced a major expansion of its Bi-axially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) portfolio, designed specifically to help food and consumer goods manufacturers navigate the strict, incoming demands of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

Unveiled at Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the new range of print, barrier, and sealing films is engineered to facilitate a seamless transition from non-recyclable multi-material laminates (such as those containing PET, aluminium foil, and paper) to fully recyclable, mono-material PP-based solutions.

With the European Union tightening the screws on packaging waste, food brands and manufacturers are under intense pressure to redesign their packaging portfolios. Under PPWR mandates, packaging must transition to design-for-recycling structures to remain on the market.

Traditionally, achieving high barriers against oxygen and moisture required complex, multi-material laminates. However, these mixed-material formats are notoriously difficult to separate, rendering them non-recyclable in standard mechanical recycling streams.

Jindal Films Europe (JFE) is directly addressing this industrial bottleneck by expanding its BOPP range to offer highly functional, mechanically recyclable PP mono-material alternatives across a broad array of market segments.

For manufacturers of high-volume dry goods, biscuits, and bakery products, JFE has introduced Bicor 25&30MBH568, a series of transparent BOPP barrier films optimised for high-speed horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) flow-pack formats.

Equipped with thin, water-based coatings, the MBH568 range delivers excellent sealing performance and medium-range barrier protection against water vapor and oxygen. Crucially, the film complies with the newly issued CEN EN 18120-7 “design-for-recycling” standard published in mid-April 2026.

This compliance allows manufacturers to use MBH568 as a single-web solution to confidently replace legacy, non-recyclable PVdC-coated films or complex barrier laminates without sacrificing packaging speed or product shelf-life.

To prove its industrial readiness, Jindal has partnered with leading machinery suppliers — including Bradman Lake, IMA Eurosicma, and G. Schubert — to run live demonstrations of the film during Interpack 2026.

While dry-product packaging has steadily transitioned to mono-materials, liquid, wet, and pasteurised segments have remained a tough challenge due to more rigorous preservation requirements.

To bridge this gap, JFE has developed specialty films designed to replace PET, barrier PET, paper, and aluminium foil in demanding 3-ply liquid laminates:

• Metallyte 18MML883 & Alox-Lyte 18AOL893: specifically engineered to meet the stringent barrier and thermal demands of cold-fill, hot-fill, and pasteurized liquid packaging.
• Target applications: formulated to outperform standard dry-application vacuum-coated films, these grades are highly suited for challenging wet food products, including sauces, condiments, juices, and fruit or vegetable purées (excluding retort sterilisation).

By providing viable, high-performance replacements for PET and aluminum foils — such as its Bicor MB100, MR100, and MR103 outer web solutions — Jindal is enabling food manufacturers to significantly simplify their raw material supply chains.

Transitioning to mono-PP structures not only secures compliance with upcoming PPWR targets but also shields brands from the heavy eco-modulation taxes levied on hard-to-recycle packaging formats.