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# Tetra Pak invests €60 million into pilot plant for paper-based carton barriers
- URL: https://packaging-europe.ghost.io/tetra-pak-invests-60-million-into-pilot-plant-for-paper-based-carton-barriers/
- Published: 2026-01-26T10:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-27T07:56:27.000Z
- Author: Packaging Europe staff writers
- Tags: Tetra Pak, Business, Sustainability, Beverages, Headline News, #layout-s, #type-article, #packaging-europe, #Import 2026-09-08 15:54

[**Tetra Pak**](https://www.tetrapak.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) **is investing €60 million into a pilot plant for its paper-based barrier technologies, which are thought to unlock 80% paper content and 92% renewable content in a single aseptic carton.**

The plant will be built in Lund, Sweden – a location chosen for its existing ties to research and material development, the opportunity to collaborate with [Lund University](http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), and access to the [MAX IV](https://www.maxiv.lu.se/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) Laboratory’s testing capabilities.

Tetra Pak’s facility is hoped to give customers more insight into the solution’s manufacturing process, from creating the barrier and producing the packaging material to combining the components into a filled package.

Reportedly, Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier increases the paper content in food and beverage cartons to approximately 80%. When combined with plant-based polymers, it is thought to achieve up to 92% renewable content in a single carton and reduce its carbon footprint by up to 43%.

Removing aluminium foil from a carton’s material structure is also thought to maximize the recovery of paper content during the recycling process, giving manufacturers access to high-quality fibre and non-fibre fractions.

Tetra Pak plans to invest approximately €100 million into the development of sustainability-minded packaging solutions by 2030.

“By expanding our facilities and strengthening strategic partnerships, we aim to make our innovative paper-based barrier accessible to more customers, accelerating their transition to sustainable packaging materials,” said Joakim Tuvesson, vice president Materials & Package at Tetra Pak. “We look forward to starting production and welcoming first customers to the new pilot plant in the first quarter of 2027.”

Tetra Pak has worked with various partners to introduce paper-based barriers to their packaging formats; these include [aseptic beverage cartons](https://packagingeurope.com/news/nissha-and-tetra-pak-develop-aseptic-milk-carton-with-paper-based-barrier/12436.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) from [Nissha Metallizing Solutions](https://www.nisshametallizing.com/en?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) and [juice packaging](https://packagingeurope.com/news/tetra-pak-implements-paper-based-barrier-technology-for-juice-packaging/13731.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) from [García Carrión](https://garciacarrion.com/en?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io).

In other news, [SIG](https://www.sig.biz/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) previously announced the commercial launch of its [SIG Terra Alu-free + Full](https://packagingeurope.com/news/sig-reduces-carbon-footprint-by-up-to-61-with-new-barrier-solution-for-aseptic-cartons/12848.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) barrier for multi-serve aseptic cartons. Designed to avoid aluminium layers, this solutionis thought to cut the cartons’ carbon footprint by up to 61% and help products maintain a twelve-month shelf life.

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