• Spicers' Labels and Packaging stand at PacPrint
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At PacPrint 2025, running at Sydney Showground this week, Spicers is featuring its packaging boards on its Labels and Packaging display, including RC Kraft, Allyking Cream, and Zenith – all with strong eco-credentials.

Spicers' RC Kraft packaging for cookie dough
Spicers' RC Kraft packaging for cookie dough

RC Kraft is a multi-layer coated kraft board with an unbleached reverse side. Spicers highlights its strength, print capabilities, and freezer performance, noting its suitability for a range of packaging applications, including cookie dough. The board also carries a range of environmental credentials.

Allyking Cream is made from PEFC-certified virgin fibres and is recyclable and biodegradable. It features good bulk and strength, is OBA-free, and includes FDA and ISEGA certification for direct food contact. According to Spicers, the board is water-resistant due to its hard sizing and is intended for packaging applications such as confectionery, bakery, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and point-of-sale displays. It is positioned as an economical option for businesses seeking packaging with sustainability attributes.

Spicers' Allyking Cream packaging
Spicers' Allyking Cream packaging

The Allyking Cream sample featured at PacPrint was designed by Contain Studio and printed by Adams Print.

Zenith is a two-sided bleach board with a coated print surface and a lightly coated reverse. Made from PEFC-certified virgin fibres, it is FDA approved, fully kerbside recyclable, biodegradable and compostable. Spicers describes it as suitable for a variety of packaging applications aimed at supporting brand identity and market reach.

Spicers states that 90 per cent of its packaging range is fully kerbside recyclable and biodegradable. The company sources products from environmentally focused manufacturers and suppliers, with 80 per cent of its print range containing recycled content and 95 per cent being FSC and PEFC certified.

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