PerlenBottle – the revolutionary paper bottle

Plastic is a thing of the past – the future belongs to bottles made from renewable materials. PerlenBottle with the technology of Pulpex is revolutionary, reusable and recyclable – and as distinctive as your products.

The bottles are simply disposed of in waste paper – and are returned to Perlen Papier, where they are processed into new paper products. This creates a regional closed-loop recycling cycle.

Compelling facts

Paper fibre bottles offer a scalable, sustainable alternative to existing glass and plastic bottles:

Award-winning novelty on the market using Pulpex’s patented process
Food-contact compliant
Made from renewable cellulose fibres
Free from PET and PFAS
Water resistant
Disposable and recyclable in waste paper
Significantly lower CO₂ emissions than many conventional packaging formats
No plastic waste
Compatible with standard filling lines
100% Swiss quality based on British Engineering

At Perlen Papier, PerlenBottles are produced exclusively under Pulpex license for Switzerland, southern Germany, Austria and Italy.

Applications

Soft drinks

Wine & alcoholic beverages

Cosmetics & beauty

Detergents & cleaning agents

Condiments & food products

Fuels & lubricants

Paper bottles with water resistance and long shelf life

Versatile branding options

Individual shapes

Distinctive brand bottle shapes, tailored to your product.

Direct printing for labelling and branding

Printed directly onto the bottle with food-safe, water-based ink. In the size and design you want.

Embossing

Additional branding elements with embossing or debossing – for a luxurious finish.

Technical specifications

Our paper-based PerlenBottles are not only impressive in environmental terms, but also in terms of their technical properties.

Shelf life

18–24+ months of product shelf life with moisture (MVTR) and oxygen barrier properties (OTR) that outperform PET.

Our products have been successfully tested by a number of the world’s largest brands in the food and beverage, personal care, and home care sectors.

PET-free

Plastic-free: no PET liner and no PET in the bottle structure.

Variety of sizes and shapes

Available sizes:

200 ml
300 ml
500 ml
600 ml
750 ml
1,000 ml

In customized shapes, bottle openings and embossing.

One-piece fibre moulding

Moulded from cellulose in a single cast (without adhesives) and additionally coated.

Strong barrier coating

Designed for recyclability, water-soluble and food-contact compliant.

Water vapor transmission rate (MVTR) (g/m²/day): <1
Oxygen transmission rate (OTR) (cm³/pack/day): <0.05

Fully recyclable

Fully recyclable, compostable and biodegradable. Recyclable when disposed of in waste paper.

Cheaper than glass

Prices comparable to post-consumer recycling “Better Plastic”. Cost-competitive with glass and other conventional packaging formats

Performance specifications

For easy integration into your supply chain (excerpt)

Bottle volume	500 ml	600 ml	750 ml
Weight (g)	27	30	40
Top Load empty (N)	> 330	> 330	> 330
Top Load full (N)	> 500	> 500	> 500
Side Load empty (N)	> 85	> 85	> 85
Side Load full (N)	> 100	> 100	> 100
MVTR (g/m²/day)	< 1	< 1	< 1
OTR (cm³/pack/day)	< 0,05	< 0,05	< 0,05

Diverse fibre compositions

Manufactured with a variety of cellulose fibres – from FSC/PEFC-certified virgin fibres to recycled waste paper.

Pulpex Technology – Delivering the future of packaging circularity

Pulpex, the leader in sustainable paper bottle technology enables manufacturing partners to deliver breakthroughs in packaging at scale. Based in the UK with its own factory in Glasgow, Scotland, Pulpex is growing through licensing partnership that enables the fastest delivery of packaging at scale.

To the website of Pulpex

Watch how the paper bottles are being made

A video by Pulpex

From Perlen to Perlen – closed fiber loop

At Perlen Papier, we focus on local sourcing: our wood comes from local forestry and sawmills.

As the largest recycler of waste paper in Switzerland, the bottles from Perlen come back to us via the waste paper collection, where they are reprocessed into new paper products.

A paper fibre can be recycled up to 10 times.

Our CO2 footprint is also impressive: 76% lower than the industry average.

Individual fibre composition

The bottles are available in different fibre blends, which influence the properties and bottle color.

We are experts when it comes to fibres – with comprehensive fibre infrastructure and over 150 years of know-how. At Perlen Papier, you can choose between pulp, FSC-/PEFC-certified virgin fibres and processed waste paper for your paper bottles.