> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://packaging-europe.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Paper-based twist wrap for confectionery unveiled by adapa - URL: https://packaging-europe.ghost.io/paper-based-twist-wrap-for-confectionery-unveiled-by-adapa/ - Published: 2023-10-02T09:09:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-22T21:10:43.000Z - Author: Packaging Europe staff writers - Tags: Food, Sustainability, Featured Stories, #layout-s, #type-article, #packaging-europe, #Import 2026-09-08 15:47 [**adapa Group**](https://www.adapa-group.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) **has created a paper-based, certified repulpable twist wrap for confectionery like toffees, soft caramels, and sweets.** PaperTwister(re) is designed to run on the fastest twist wrappers on the market and reportedly performs ‘perfectly’ on both the newest high-speed packaging machines and established lines. It claims to have a proven output of 2,300 pieces per minute. The packaging is made with 90% paper and a plant-based coating, with the new [CEPI](https://www.cepi.org/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) (4EverGreen) and [OPRL](https://oprl.org.uk/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) (CPI) standards certifying it as repulpable. According to adapa, it is ‘pleasant and reliable’ to open and offers an easy-release feature to prevent the wrapper from attaching to sticky confectionery products. Users can choose between versions that are waxed with paraffin or paraffin-free; free from palm oil or wax; or designed for recycling. A specialised version is also available for applications where heightened mechanical resilience is necessary. The twist wrap is available in a range of sizes between 40 and 50 g/m2 and in both standard paper and metallized versions. It is printable in a palette of up to eight colours and can be used as a single or double-twist wrapper, as well as in folding applications, with ‘outstanding and reliable’ performance. Richard Bell, head of R&D Confectionery, Tea & Coffee and Home & Personal Care at adapa, says: “PaperTwister(re) combines performance with sustainability and fits perfectly into our complete range of paper and plastic-based twist wraps for confectionery. We are proud to announce that our newest development has won over industry professionals: with PaperTwister(re) we are shortlisted in the ‘Innovation of the Year’ category of the UK Packaging Awards 2023.” In similar developments, [Nestlé](https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io)’s [Quality Street](https://www.qualitystreet.co.uk/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) line implemented [FSC-certified paper packaging](https://packagingeurope.com/news/nestle-repackages-quality-street-and-kitkat-chocolates-in-paper-and-80-recycled-plastic-to-improve-recyclability/8817.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) for its twist-wrapped sweets last year, seeking to replace 2.5 billion individual foil and cellulose wrappers globally; and chocolate manufacturer [Whitakers](https://www.whitakerschocolates.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) has adopted a recyclable, [fibre-based truffle carton](https://packagingeurope.com/news/food-contact-fibre-based-truffle-carton-designed-by-qualvis-packaging-and-sun-chemical/9805.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) manufactured by [Qualvis Packaging](https://www.qualvispackaging.co.uk/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) and [Sun Chemical](https://www.sunchemical.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io). It utilises aqueous varnish and bio-renewable inks suitable for direct food contact. [Parkside](https://www.parksideflex.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io)‘s Park2Nature compostable material has also been applied to a new [TÜV](https://www.tuv.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io)\-certified [home compostable packaging design](https://packagingeurope.com/news/parkside-reveals-certified-home-compostable-pack-for-vegan-chocolate/10398.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) for the vegan chocolate brand [Mummy Meegz](https://mummymeegz.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io). adapa’s own developments include winning a PackTheFuture Award in the Design for Recycling category for its VACUshrink(re) MEX 55 [food-contact shrink bag](https://packagingeurope.com/news/pe-based-shrink-bag-from-adapa-group-receives-award-for-design-for-recycling/9836.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io); and releasing a new, [PE-based skin film range](https://packagingeurope.com/news/adapa-produces-skin-film-range-for-visual-and-functional-benefits-in-meat-packaging/10340.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) for premium meat and fish products to its SkinFresh Top brand. **If you liked this article, you might also enjoy:** [*The L’Oréal approach to packaging sustainability*](https://packagingeurope.com/features/the-loreal-approach-to-packaging-sustainability/10150.article?sourcecode=pe-article&ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) [*What steps is Apple taking to make its packaging more sustainable?*](https://packagingeurope.com/news/what-steps-is-apple-taking-to-make-its-packaging-more-sustainable/10304.article?sourcecode=pe-article&ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) [*How did Brazil achieve its 100% aluminium can recycling rate – and can it be replicated in the EU?*](https://packagingeurope.com/comment/how-did-brazil-achieve-its-100-aluminium-can-recycling-rate-and-can-it-be-replicated-in-the-eu/9897.article?sourcecode=pe-article&ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) [*Experts have their say on the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive revisions*](https://packagingeurope.com/features/experts-have-their-say-on-the-eus-packaging-and-packaging-waste-directive-revisions/9582.article?sourcecode=pe-article&ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io)