PulPac surpasses 500 national patent grants as dry moulded fibre establishes industrial foothold

Packaging Solutions

PulPac has announced that its intellectual property portfolio within dry moulded fibre has surpassed 500 national patent grants globally. The milestone comes as dry moulded fibre gains recognition as an established manufacturing method rather than a new and emerging alternative.

For decades, fibre forming has been dominated by wet processes. Today, the category is broadening as dry moulded fibre gains traction as a scalable and competitive fibre forming method.

‘Dry moulded fibre is no longer an experimental technology. It is an industrial category in its own right, and we are seeing the market move from curiosity to commitment,’ said Viktor Wingård Börjesson, chief operating officer at PulPac. ‘The intellectual property platform and engineering experience we have built over the past decade provide a stable foundation for companies investing in dry moulded fibre, and that is increasingly reflected in the level of industrial engagement we are seeing.’

PulPac’s patent portfolio spans fibre preparation and airlaying, forming and pressing methods, tooling configurations and integrated functional features. Surpassing 500 national patent grants reinforces the company’s position as the most established intellectual property holder within industrial dry forming of fibre.

Reaching 500 granted patents represents years of accumulated engineering experience and continuous process refinement. PulPac alone is approaching 800,000 research and development hours invested in dry moulded fibre. That accumulated knowledge significantly reduces uncertainty in industrial implementation and lowers the barriers for scale.

Industrialisation is supported by PulPac’s ecosystem of leading machine builders. This network brings together globally active companies with deep expertise spanning injection moulding, nonwovens, fibre processing, and advanced packaging automation. Continuous developments within this ecosystem, including expanded dry moulded fibre platform capabilities, demonstrate strong industrial commitment and support broader implementation across markets.

‘We see clear signs that dry moulded fibre is approaching a tipping point,’ concluded Wingård Börjesson. ‘The engagement of globally established machine builders is one indicator, while regulatory developments such as the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation are accelerating demand for scalable fibre based alternatives. Implementation is increasingly happening alongside plastic conversion and traditional wet moulded fibre production rather than replacing them outright, lowering the barrier to adoption. The fundamentals for large scale implementation are now in place.’