Ahlstrom Achieves Breakthrough in N.A. Single-Serve Coffee Market
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Ahlstrom Corp., Finland, has signed a multi-year agreement to supply its fully compostable infusion material for single-serve coffee pods. The contract is a major breakthrough for Ahlstrom in the fast-growing North American market for single-serve coffee solutions at home and in office.
Under the multi-year contract, Club Coffee uses the material in its award-winning PurPod100(TM) solution.
"We are very proud to partner with Club Coffee, a company known for quality and innovation in the industry," said Omar Hoek, EVP at Ahlstrom's Specialties business area. "This achievement has taken a lot of effort and dedication from our team, and is a perfect example of how we are executing our strategic roadmap by seeking growth via new platforms with innovative products."
Club Coffee's PurPod100(TM) solution recently won the "Innovation in Bioplastics Award" by the Plastics Industry Trade Association in the U.S. The product offers consumers a single-serve coffee solution that breaks down fully in typical municipal and industrial composting facilities in as little as five weeks. In the U.S., single-serve retail coffee sales grew by 319% between 2011 and 2015, reaching about $4.6 billion in revenue in 2015.
Ahlstrom produces PLA-based materials, which can be also used in tea bags and other food packaging solutions, at its plant in Chirnside, U.K.
