Boxon Launches First Food-Grade rPET Flexible Bulk Bag, Accelerating Soft Packaging Circular Economy

French packaging company Boxon has launched the industry's first recycled PET (rPET) bulk bag to receive direct food contact certification, marking a significant breakthrough in the circular economy for flexible packaging.

This new rPET bulk bag (also known as a Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container, FIBC) is made from recycled PET bottles and will be launched in the EMEA region this spring.

This solution combines recycled materials, high-performance properties, and food contact compliance certification, helping companies reduce environmental impact while meeting strict safety and operational standards in regulated supply chains.

Balancing Compliance and High Performance

Currently, industries across the board face dual pressures: reducing environmental impact while simultaneously complying with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements and ensuring supply chain stability. Policies such as the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), coupled with companies’ ambitious sustainability goals, are accelerating the transition of packaging materials toward circularity.

Boxon's rPET bulk bags are designed to meet these demands. According to the company, compared to traditional virgin polypropylene products, this packaging bag can reduce the carbon footprint by 50%, while maintaining the durability required for industrial applications.

Directly Replaceable FIBC Solution

"Today's companies need packaging solutions that meet regulatory requirements while improving operational efficiency. Our rPET bulk bags can help companies transition to recycled materials without compromising durability, handling performance, or supply chain stability, while meeting strict food contact standards," said Florence Abgrall, manager of the business unit at Boxon, a company based in Helsingborg, Sweden.

A full range of specifications

Abral revealed that the company will launch a full range of standard specification rPET bulk bags. She said that these rPET bulk bags are very suitable for transporting food-grade rPET pellets, which are commonly used for blow molding into beverage bottles.

She added, “This bulk bag complies with ISO 21898:2024, a standard whose requirements for reusable bags are significantly higher than those for single-use bags.”

Adapt to stringent application scenarios

This rPET bulk bag is suitable for granular and powdered materials in the food, chemical, and other industrial fields. Compared to traditional materials, it has superior UV resistance, wear resistance, and better shape stability during transportation and handling.

Meanwhile, the material delivers sharper print quality, enabling more precise labeling and marking, enhancing traceability, and supporting production process control in compliance scenarios.

With this new product launch, Boxon aims to help businesses advance their packaging circularity strategies while ensuring performance and efficiency across the entire supply chain.