EPIX^® eCommerce packaging solutions

Consumers want to protect what they love. When transporting precious items or ordering from their favourite online retailers, the packaging materials ensure that everything arrives safely and intact. EPIX^® technology makes paper a viable option for one-time shipping materials and delivers increased functionality such as impact resistance. Henkel's eCommerce packaging materials are transforming envelopes to make them more sustainable and protective.

Launched in North America, and being adopted in other countries, EPIX^® padded envelopes meet a critical industry need to replace multi-substrate envelopes with mono-materials and improved functionality. EPIX^® technology delivers eCommerce packaging solutions including:

• Greater impact resistance than standard bubble envelopes in a paper-based package
• Improved impact-resistance-to-weight ratio
• Enhanced social responsibility with standard mixed recyclable materials

Retailers and brand owners can leverage EPIX^® technology to satisfy the needs of consumers. EPIX^® technology delivers increased functionality and protection to everyday paper products.

With an increasing focus on customers' sustainability demands for padded envelopes that are made from recyclable materials and offer high protection, Henkel has responded with a new generation of eCommerce packaging materials. EPIX^® padded envelopes contain multiple paper layers and cushioning material to protect purchases during shipping, ensuring the customer's order arrives undamaged. The cushioning material is created in a proprietary process and starts as a water-based liquid. The cushioning material is specifically designed to easily separate from the outer paper in the same way that print inks and paper coatings are removed during the paper recycling process. EPIX^® envelopes have been certified as recyclable by How2Recycle in the US, and OPRL in the UK, and recently received further certification from the cyclos-HTP Institute, confirming their compatibility with sorting and recycling systems in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and the UK.

The EPIX^® platform has customised technologies to improve the functionality of paper in a variety of ways. These different technologies are visible in many applications like those needing improved impact, thermal resistance, or strong barrier properties.

How do you get the best combination of protection, cost, and social responsibility? Henkel's EPIX^® eCommerce packaging material for paper-based padded envelopes that optimises weight, size, and impact resistance for shipping. This innovative product reduces processing costs and features a revolutionary lightweight cushioning material. Using EPIX^® technology in lieu of plastic bubbles facilitates recyclability of the paper and is part of Henkel's strategy for a circular economy.