UPM introduces\u00a0UPM Circular Renewable BlackTM, a groundbreaking innovation that redefines the role of black as a color in sustainable packaging. UPM Circular Renewable Black is the world\u2019s first bio-based, near-infrared (NIR) detectable, carbon-negative\u00a0pigment, enabling premium packaging solutions that combine design excellence with full recyclability and a strong sustainability performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For years, black packaging has been associated with recycling challenges as the conventionally used pigments are made from carbon black which inhibits NIR detection and makes the materials invisible to the sorting systems in recycling facilities. UPM Circular Renewable Black\u00a0changes that narrative. UPM\u2019s new pigment is derived from renewable lignin and certified by third-party standards such as FSCTM\u00a0, PEFC\u00a0and ISCC Plus. It delivers iconic deep black color for premium aesthetics, full NIR detectability for efficient recycling and a carbon-negative footprint, supporting climate-positive brand solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith UPM Circular Renewable Black, we are redefining what\u2019s possible in sustainable packaging. For years, black was seen as incompatible with circularity – but we\u2019ve changed that narrative,\u201d says Robert Marx<\/strong>, Vice President Commercial for UPM Biorefining. \u201cThis innovation combines iconic deep black with full recycling detectability and a carbon-negative footprint, proving that sustainability and design excellence can go hand in hand. It\u2019s a breakthrough that reflects UPM\u2019s commitment to driving bold, science-based solutions for brand success and a truly sustainable circular economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n UPM\u2019s Circular Renewable Black is part of UPM\u2019s portfolio of CO2-negative solutions to be produced at the company\u2019s \u20ac1.3billion biorefinery in Leuna, Germany. The facility is the largest industrial-scale investment in biochemicals in Europe and converts sustainably sourced hardwood into next-generation biochemicals, enabling the transition from fossil-based to renewable materials across multiple industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UPM introduces\u00a0UPM Circular Renewable BlackTM, a groundbreaking innovation that redefines the role of black as a color in sustainable packaging. UPM Circular Renewable Black is the world\u2019s first bio-based, near-infrared (NIR) detectable, carbon-negative\u00a0pigment, enabling premium packaging solutions that combine design excellence with full recyclability and a strong sustainability performance. For years, black packaging has been<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[501],"class_list":{"0":"post-20593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-products","8":"tag-upm"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20595,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20593\/revisions\/20595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}