Circular Economy Coatings
High‑performance coatings and additives designed for recyclable, mono‑material and fiber‑based packaging
CIRKIT is Siegwerk’s dedicated brand for circular economy packaging solutions. Pronounced like “circuit”, CIRKIT represents the route to circularity, helping brand owners and converters meet recyclability, regulatory and performance requirements through innovative barrier coatings, functional lacquers and process additives. Our solutions enable the transition from plastic to paper, multi‑ to mono‑material structures, and high‑quality recyclates across packaging markets.
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Explore our range of innovative, sustainable packaging solutions designed to protect your products, enhance your brand, and reduce environmental impact. From compostable films and paper-based wraps to reusable and recyclable formats, our products are engineered for performance, flexibility, and circularity across food, retail, and industrial applications.
CIRKIT Coatings
CIRKIT Coatings deliver protection of your filling goods, processing performance and sustainability across fiber‑based and flexible packaging.
Formulation & process additives
Siegwerk’s Formulation & Process Additives are designed to fine‑tune coating and ink performance, improve processing behaviour and enable reliable packaging production.
CIRKIT Coatings
Barriers
Targeted barrier performance for circular packaging
CIRKIT Barrier Coatings are designed to protect filling goods while enabling recyclable, mono-material and fiber-based packaging. Each product family delivers a clearly defined barrier function and is linked to the packaging markets it serves, ensuring clear solution navigation for converters and brand owners.
Barrier inks
Barrier protection and ink all in one layer.
CIRKIT Barrier Inks combine printing and barrier performance in a single functional ink layer. Designed primarily for flexible packaging, they reduce material complexity, enable mono‑material structures, and support recyclability without compromising protection or print quality.
Protection
Improving heat resistance without compromising recyclability
CIRKIT PROTECT solutions are designed to protect the packaging itself, ensuring structural integrity, runnability and performance during converting, filling and distribution.
Heat seallacquers
Heat seal lacquers for circular and fiber based packaging
CIRKIT NOVASEAL brings together Siegwerk’s circular economy strategy with the proven heat sealing expertise integrated through the Allinova acquisition, now unified under one coherent product family.
Formulation & process additives
Wax Emulsions
Novaspers
NOVASPERS wax emulsions enhance surface properties and processing behaviour of inks and coatings. They are widely used in water‑based systems to optimise slip, scratch resistance and resistance to handling stresses.
Flame Retardant Additives
Novaflam
NOVAFLAM flame retardants are used in functional coating applications where enhanced fire resistance is required, supporting safety standards without compromising mechanical or surface performance.
Crosslinkers
Allicross
ALLICROSS crosslinkers strengthen the polymer network within coatings, improving resistance to water, chemicals and mechanical stress. They are essential where durability under demanding conditions is required.
Repellants
Novatect
NOVATECT repellant additives enhance resistance to moisture, oil and contamination. They are used to complement barrier and surface coatings, particularly in fiber‑based packaging.
End Markets Overview
Packaging solutions designed for performance and circularity
Siegwerk supports brand owners and converters across key packaging markets with functional coatings, inks and additives that balance product protection, process efficiency and sustainability.
Explore how our solutions are tailored to the specific requirements of each end market.
Frozen & Chilled Foods
must perform under low temperatures, condensation and thermal cycling throughout the cold chain.
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