How Mondi is powering packaging for Germany’s favourite salt with Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG

When Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, acquired the Western European assets of the former Schumacher Packaging, the portfolio grew to include food-safe solid board packaging. One of the first to benefit from the portfolio expansion was Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG, a long-standing partner and one of Europe’s top salt producers. Known for the iconic Bad Reichenhaller Alpensalz brand, they produce everything from table and pharmaceutical salt to de-icing and animal feed salt – a natural product that demands the highest standards of protection at every stage.

Mondi supplies Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG with sturdy trays for shelf placement, robust outer packaging for transport and, following the acquisition of the Western European Schumacher Packaging plants, now also with sift-proof solid board packaging for direct food contact. Thanks to the integration of the Forchheim plant, Mondi can now support Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG with a full packaging solution.

Keeping a natural essential safe – from factory to shelf

Salt may be simple in composition, but it’s not easy to package. It must stay dry, hygienic and intact from production to shelf. Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG needs a range of solutions – from primary retail packaging to robust transport boxes – all meeting stringent safety requirements and delivering logistical efficiency.

A three-plant collaboration

That’s where Mondi’s combined expertise comes in:

• Mondi Forchheim – producing high-quality solid board sales packaging that’s food-safe, sift-proof and offset printed in up to six colours. Made from European primary fibres sourced from FSC-certified Scandinavian forests, packaging is approved for direct food contact.
• Mondi Grünburg – supplying flexo-printed corrugated trays for over a decade, designed to keep products secure during transport while supporting effective shelf placement.
• Mondi Bad Rappenau – manufacturing sturdy corrugated transport boxes, including packaging for dishwasher salt and lick stones for animals, with customised kraft-liner solutions also exported to the UK market.

Trusted partnership

Martin Horn, Head of Procurement “Direct Materials & Commodities” at Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG, says:

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.

One portfolio, endless possibilities

With its expanded range of solid board and corrugated packaging solutions, Mondi continues to strengthen its position as a comprehensive packaging partner for a wide variety of industries – ranging from e-commerce and industrial applications to the food industry and FMCG more widely. From the first step in the supply chain to the last, customers can count on secure, high-quality packaging – all from a single source.

Your challenge is our challenge

At Mondi, we believe that every packaging problem presents an opportunity to innovate. From robust transport boxes to user-friendly, sustainable designs, we’re proud to help businesses like Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG.

Your challenge is our challenge – let's tackle it together!