Barrier coating for paper and board: Practical and fundamental aspects
Organized by:
Lecturers:
| Geert Dumortier | Adj. Prof. Janet Preston |
| Per Emilsson | Peter Roggeman |
| Dr.Bernhard Kainz | Esa Saukkonen |
| Dr. Samuel Michel | Dr. Alexey Vishtal |
| Magnus Nilsson | Dr. Yves Wyser |
Fibre-based packaging has a potential to replace a significant share of difficult-to-recycle packaging materials. However, the scope applications for paper and paperboard are still largely limited to products that do not require protection from water, water vapour, oxygen etc. Enabling barrier functionality in fibre-based packaging is key to unlock wider opportunity window for these materials and improve circularity and environmental performance of packaging systems globally.
UMV Coating Systems together with Åbo Akademi University are organizing a three-day course in barrier coating technology. In addition to doctorate level university students, the course is designed for industry professionals who want to broaden their knowledge of barriers and barrier technology for paper and paperboard. The course is a repeat of four previous successful courses. The programme combines pilot scale trials to provide practical experience in combination with an introduction to the fundamental and key aspects of barrier coating on fiber-based substrates. The focus is in the area of water-based barrier coatings.
Course participants have a unique chance to witness “live” barrier coating processes with a typical barrier coating on two different base papers and one board grade with a narrated guidance on the process parameters and end results. Furthermore, specific troubleshooting guidance along with the “on-the-go” measurements and analytical methods to evaluate quality of produced material will be demonstrated.
For details of the UMV Pilot line, see here.
Time and venue: August 25-27 2026, Säffle, Sweden
Programme
Day 1– 1st Lecture Day
08:30 – 8:45
Welcome & introduction – Per Emilsson, Dr. Bernhard Kainz
08:45-9:15
General Market & Legislation update – Dr. Alexey Vishtal
09:15 – 10:30
Dispersion barrier coatings on paper and board: Chemistries and general considerations – Dr. Alexey Vishtal
10:30 – 11:00
☕ Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00
Barrier fundamentals, food shelf life, material properties, and measurement techniques – Dr. Yves Wyser
12:00 – 12:45
🍴 Lunch
12:45 – 13:30
Barrier fundamentals, food shelf life, material properties, and measurement techniques – Dr. Yves Wyser
13:30 – 14:30
Influence of base substrates on barrier performance – Esa Saukkonen
14:30 -15:30 Formulation basics & tricks – Peter Roggeman
15:30- 16:00
☕ Coffee break
16:00-18:00
Coating methods and coating colour preparation, safety briefing for visit of pilot line – Magnus Nilsson
18:00 Dinner at the hotel
Day 2 – Pilot Plant Trials
Group 1
08:00 – 12:00
Pilot coating trials at UMV – Per Emilsson
Group 2:
08:00 –12:00
Alternative activity – tbd
12:00-13:00
🍴 Lunch
Group 1
13:00 – 17:00
Alternative activity – tbd
Group 2:
13:00 – 17:00
Pilot coating trials at UMV – Per Emilsson
18:00 Dinner, place TBA
Day 3 – 2nd Lecture Day
08:00 – 09:00
Review Pilot Trials – UMV
09:00 – 09:45
Other coating techniques (spray, dip, lamination, extrusion) – Dr. Bernhard Kainz / Dr- Alexey Vishtal
09:45 – 10:15
☕ Coffee break
10:15 – 11:15
Aqueous polymer dispersions: Preparation, stabilization, and film formation – Dr. Bernhard Kainz
11:15 –12:15
Drying of coatings with emphasis on barrier applications – Geert Dumortier
12:15 – 13:00
🍴 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30
Polyvinyl alcohol solutions for barrier coating of paper – Dr. Samuel Michel
14:30 – 15:30
Pigments in barrier coatings and coating defects – Adj. Prof. Janet Preston
15:30 – 16:00
Course feedback – All
16:00
End of Course – Per Emilsson, Dr. Bernhard Kainz
Registration and course fees:
You can register through this link: https://forms.office.com/e/XBC8TNnDSF
- Fulltime doctoral students at a university: 500€
- Industrial participants: 1050€
The fee includes the course material, the lunches, the dinners and the coffee breaks. This course is not-for-profit and the course fee is intended to cover the catering expenses and consumables for the coating trials.
ECTS study credits:
For doctoral students who want to receive study credits, please discuss first with your thesis supervisor. For more information contact: Martti.Toivakka@abo.fi
Organizing committee:
Per Emilsson, UMV Coating Systems AB
Dr. Bernhard Kainz, Bernhard Kainz Consulting
Adj. Prof. Janet Preston, Åbo Akademi University and Artemyn Minerals Ltd
Prof. Martti Toivakka, Åbo Akademi University
Dr. Alexey Vishtal, Capsul’in Pro S.A.
Dr. Yves Wyser, Nestlé Research
Course coordinator:
Maria Lindh (UMV), Email: maria.lindh@umv.com
Recommended hotel:
First Hotel Royal, booking through:
- Via email: Royal@firsthotels.se
- Via phone: +4653312660
For a discount and access to the allocated rooms please provide the code: “UMV ABO BARRIER COATING” at booking
Travel to Säffle:
Säffle is easily accessible by train or rental car from nearby airports:
- Gothenburg, Sweden (215 km)
- Stockholm, Sweden (371 km)
- Oslo, Norway (210 km)