Archroma Packaging Technologies advances sustainable packaging with high-performance fiber-based chemistry
Leveraging more than 140 years of cellulose expertise, the company develops innovative solutions that enhance functionality, support circularity, and help the packaging industry meet growing sustainability and regulatory demands
At Archroma Packaging Technologies, we understand fiber-based materials like nobody else. With our 140-plus years of chemistry innovation, we have an unrivalled knowledge of cellulose expertise. We combine this expertise with a laser focus on sustainability to create eco-friendly solutions that provide high performance and functionality while minimizing environmental impact. 360-degree coverage throughout the value chain To the entire packaging value chain, our water- and partly biobased chemistries bring color, protection, purpose and strength to packaging of all kinds — food and beverage, e-commerce boxes and luxury packaging.
Whatever your role in packaging production — pulp mill, paper mill, converter or brand owner — our substrateagnostic formulations perform across the widest variety of materials. From pulp additives, process chemicals, coating additives and coatings, to coloration, barriers and adhesives, we’re here to help you meet consumer demands for more environmentally-conscious packaging, and conform to ever-increasing regulatory pressures.
Your partner — today and tomorrow.
Building collaborative and trusted partnerships with customers is at the heart of everything we do. As your business challenges and needs evolve, we’re right by your side to create truly tailored solutions that help you to meet those challenges head-on. We’re not afraid to experiment. We’re agile. We’re a true partner on your journey. Innovation through collaboration Because we believe innovation flourishes through collaboration, we work across the packaging ecosystem with other leading organizations, institutes and consortiums to develop high-performance, water-based products that are safe, effective, and compliant with the latest regulatory and sustainability standards.
In 2025 Archroma was awarded a ‘Gold’ rating by EcoVadis, one of the largest and most trusted providers of business sustainability ratings, placing us in the top 5% of the best rated companies in our industry.
Chemistry’s role in packaging production is often underestimated. It may make up a small percentage of the total package, but it can provide more than
90% of the functionality. Helping turn wood into pulp. Whitening the pulp. Improving fiber retention. Enhancing brightness, opacity and printability. Creating barriers to resist grease, moisture and oil. At the recycling stage, removing ink and adhesives, breaking down hard-to-recycle materials, and supporting wastewater treatment in paper mills.
As consumers and regulators are demanding greater sustainability, chemistry becomes more important. When consumers turn away from plastic, more is required of current fiber-based materials, and the new sustainable biobased materials coming down the line.
At Archroma Packaging Technologies, we’re developing new chemistries that are more sustainable, safer and at least equal in performance to what they’re replacing. Our holistic, integrated approach to innovation minimizes risks and maximizes the potential for sustainable outcomes and harmonizes the entire system to deliver true circularity, ‘connecting the dots’ between each stage of the circular packaging economy.
