EN 13432 vs ASTM D6400: which certificate does your market need?
The EU and US test to different standards. Selling into both? You may need both.
EU PPWR now applies — EU orders ship with the compliance file
One partner from carton to pouch — claims we can prove.
Foldveil engineers custom packaging from the product out — carton, pouch or mailer — and runs it on a named partner network, from a global flexibles group to a specialist converter, with claims you could hand to a regulator.
5product families
23active formats
≤12print colors, gravure
9-layermono blown film
Certifications & compliance
Document scope checked before we make the claim.
These are the documents packaging buyers commonly request. Availability is never assumed: we verify issuer, validity, factory, material and production scope, then list the applicable evidence in the quote.
factory ratings shown at capability level · order evidence confirmed in the quote
- BRCfood-safety scope — requested and verified for the selected factory
- ISO 9001 / 14001quality & environment — file scope checked per factory
- FSC CoCpaper chain of custody — applicability checked before quote
- SGS / FDAfood-contact evidence — checked per material and market
- RoHS / REACHsubstance screening — applicable report checked per material
- GRSrecycled-content evidence — applicability checked before claim
- EN 13432 / ASTM D6400compostability — certificate scope checked per market
- EU PPWRapplicable material and reporting evidence identified per order
What we make
Five families, twenty-three active formats — made to your spec.
From the paper platform's folding cartons to the film platform's nine-layer mono structures. Size, print and material are yours to choose; compatible formats can be reviewed for a shared production route.
Paper shipping & retail packs
Folding cartons, rigid boxes, molded pulp trays and shopping bags — offset, flexo, gravure or digital print with full finishing.
FSC-eligible boardoffset + full finishing4 formats
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Flexible pouch & refill packs
Spout, flat-bottom, standup zipper and side-gusset pouches, bag-in-box, rollstock, vacuum, rice and breast-milk bags.
multi-layer laminategravure ≤12 colors10 formats
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Mono-material & recyclable mailers
Courier bags and recyclable storage bags in single-stream structures — PE/PE, OPP/CPP, PE/EVOH, BOPP/EVOH.
mono PEGRS-verifiable2+ formats
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Compostable & degradable bags
PLA-based bag structures for compostability-led briefs — applicable standard and certificate scope confirmed per market before artwork.
PLA-basedEN 13432 / D6400 path1+ formats
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Protective & specialty bags
Bubble mailers, foil & shielding bags, cosmetic bags, PEVA storage, foldable water bags and filter tea bags.
foil / PEVA / TPUanti-static options6 formats
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The lines behind the quote.
We run every order on a named partner network — ZRP Printing Group for paper, Amcor Flexibles for film science, OK Packaging for pouch converting — matched to your format, volume and documentation needs. Meet the network →
Capability range
- Blown filmup to 9 layers, mono options
- Printgravure / flexo ≤ 12 colors
- Laminationsolvent-based · solvent-free · water-based
- Carton printoffset · flexo · gravure · digital
- Finishingfoil · emboss · soft touch · window
- Molded pulpwet-press & dry-press, in-house tooling
- Samplingmethod, fee and timing confirmed with the quote
- Productionwindow confirmed for the selected structure and factory
values from partner capability files · confirmed per production run
Low MOQ, in practice
A made-to-order route that starts with the real packaging job.
MOQ, sample route and lead time change with the structure and factory. We confirm them in the quote instead of publishing a range that may not fit your order.
Send your specs
Size, quantity, print — that's all we need to quote. Have a dieline? Even better. Don't? We'll draw one with you.
Quote with container math
Packaging ships by volume, not weight. Your quote includes cartons-per-pallet and full-container load counts.
Confirm the sample route
We specify sample method, fee, freight and timing for the selected construction; Pantone targets are confirmed in writing where applicable.
Produce and ship
Production and transit windows are confirmed against the selected factory, material availability, route and current schedule, with buffer stated in the quote.
Regulation, translated
PPWR is the deadline. Consider this the homework.
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies from 2026-08-12. For EU orders, we identify the applicable material, recyclability and reporting evidence in the quote; the exact document pack depends on the selected structure and production scope.
Our regulatory explainers always state effective dates and scope. They are not legal advice.
Compostable vs biodegradable: the label that can get you fined
“Biodegradable” without a standard behind it is a greenwashing claim in several jurisdictions.
US state EPR for packaging: California, Oregon, Colorado
Who reports, what counts as covered material, and where recyclability changes your fees.
Three things get you a real number.
Size, quantity and print are enough to start. Once carton data is confirmed, the quote can include pallet and full-container calculations.