Mondi Enhances Packaging Solutions for Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG

Introduction

In October 2025, Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, announced the expansion of its partnership with Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG, one of Europe's leading salt producers. This collaboration aims to enhance the safety and hygiene of salt packaging, ensuring the product remains dry and uncontaminated throughout its journey from production to retail shelves.

Background

Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG, renowned for its Bad Reichenhaller Alpensalz brand, produces a diverse range of salt products, including table salt, pharmaceutical salt, de-icing salt, and animal feed salt. Given the natural properties of salt, it is imperative to maintain its purity and quality during packaging and transportation.

Expanded Packaging Solutions

Prior to this expansion, Mondi supplied Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG with sturdy trays for shelf placement and robust outer packaging for transport. Following the acquisition of Schumacher Packaging's Western European assets in April 2025, Mondi now offers sift-proof solid board packaging suitable for direct food contact. This addition allows Mondi to provide a comprehensive packaging solution, encompassing primary retail packaging to transport boxes, all from a single source.

Collaborative Effort Across Three Plants

The enhanced partnership involves a coordinated effort across three Mondi plants:

• Mondi Forchheim: Produces high-quality solid board sales packaging that is food-safe, sift-proof, and offset printed in up to six colors. The packaging is made from European primary fibers sourced from FSC-certified Scandinavian forests, ensuring it meets approval for direct food contact.
• Mondi Grünburg: Supplies flexo-printed corrugated trays designed to keep products secure during transport while supporting effective shelf placement.
• Mondi Bad Rappenau: Manufactures robust corrugated transport boxes for products such as dishwasher salt and animal salt lick stones, with customized kraft-liner solutions also exported to the UK market.

Benefits of the Partnership

Martin Horn, Head of Procurement "Direct Materials & Commodities" at Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG, emphasized the advantages of this collaboration: "Mondi is a reliable partner for us—with coordinated logistics, high product safety, and a packaging range from primary packaging to transport solutions. This ensures that our natural product, salt, remains optimally protected throughout the entire supply chain."

Conclusion

This strengthened partnership between Mondi and Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG exemplifies the importance of integrated packaging solutions in maintaining product integrity. By combining expertise across multiple facilities, the collaboration ensures that salt products are delivered to consumers in optimal condition, reinforcing Mondi's position as a comprehensive packaging partner for various industries.