Roberts Mart and Co, a leading supplier and manufacturer of flexible packaging, has developed an award-winning multi-layered sachet for coffee capsules.

The Leeds-based company worked closely with German plastics manufacturer BASF to develop the compostable coffee packaging which has already generated serious export inquiries from South America.

With its multi-layer design and BASF’s certified compostable biopolymer ecovio®, the sachet claimed the Product Innovation prize at the Sinal Exhibition in France.

The launch of the sustainable sachet completes a successful 12 months of sales growth for Roberts Mart; by the end of the year the company expects to reach a record breaking turnover of £36 million.

Roberts Mart commercial director, Simon Roberts, said: “We are absolutely delighted with the reaction to our new sachet. Not only has it won an award at an internationally-renowned exhibition, reflecting our commitment to creating chemistry for a sustainable future, but it is also attracting serious interest in Europe and South America.

“We are currently in discussions with a Chilean company and are hopeful of breaking into the flourishing South American coffee packaging market.”

He explained: “We worked closely with BASF to develop a bag made from a multi-layer film that provides oxygen, aroma, and moisture barrier, and – crucially – is compostable.”