The Sontara® EcoRE bags, now integrated into the Magnera® brand, have been honored with the prestigious IDEA® Long-Life Achievement Award at IDEA 25, a leading international event celebrating advancements in nonwovens and engineered fabrics. Crafted from cellulosic fibers, Sontara EcoRE is not only certified for home composting¹ but also offers outstanding durability and strength.
A key advantage of these bags is their ability to retain robust performance without the inclusion of added binders, effectively overcoming a common drawback of many compostable products.
“With plastic bag bans across many territories worldwide, Sontara’s EcoRE material offers a timely solution for the retail and shopping market as an alternative to traditional synthetic materials. This is only one example of how this strong and sustainable material might be used to solve customer challenges,”
— Seth Good, Sontara Product Line Management Director
“This combination of sustainability and functionality is the perfect example of how Magnera and Sontara continue leading the way in material innovation,”
— Seth Good added
Sontara EcoRE stands out as the first nonwoven material of its kind, providing a cost-efficient replacement for woven fabrics. It is developed using proprietary Sontara technology along with meticulously selected raw materials, resulting in a product that possesses exceptional multi-directional strength without requiring binders. As a result, it mirrors the qualities of textile fabrics, making it ideal for high-performance and semi-durable uses such as shopping bags.
Through its global presence, Sontara ensures local customer support. The EcoRE material is offered both as finished bags, which can be customized, and as adaptable nonwoven material for various applications based on user needs.
The compostable nature of the cellulosic fibers in EcoRE bags is just one of Sontara’s innovative steps toward high-performance, renewable material solutions. Magnera, as the parent company, remains committed to preserving Sontara’s core values of sustainability, performance, and innovation, serving multiple sectors including technical nonwovens, healthcare, and wipes.
“Our innovation team is always looking for new ways to leverage the Sontara capabilities and our expertise to provide new solutions to solve end user problems,”
— Seth Good, Sontara Product Line Management Director
