Wet-Pressed Fibre Inserts

Plant fibre pressed into the exact shape of your product: smooth to the touch, rigid in the hand, and made without plastic.

A smooth off-white fibre insert on cream linen, a glass perfume bottle held in one of its two cavities, the other cavity empty

What Wet-Pressed Fibre Is

Plant pulp pressed between heated tools until it holds a rigid, exact shape.

It’s the kind of tray you find inside a premium phone box: dense and quiet in the hand, with a smooth face your customer notices the moment the lid comes off.

  • MaterialPlant fibre, one material all the way through
  • PlasticNone. No foam, no lamination, no coating
  • Show faceSmooth to the touch
  • MarksLogos and text embossed into the tool, with no ink
  • ColourNatural, white, black, or dyed to your shade
Close-up of a smooth white wet-pressed fibre insert: the edge of a moulded cavity in soft window light

Single-Side and Double-Side Smooth

Every insert is made in one of two finishes. The choice depends on whether anyone will see the underside.

The front face of a white fibre insert with a round cavity: smooth
Front face: smooth
The back face of the same insert, with the fine mesh texture left by the mould
Back face: fine mesh texture

Single-Side Smooth Standard

Smooth on the side your customer sees. The underside, hidden inside the box, keeps the fine mesh texture of the mould. It suits most inserts and is the more economical choice.

A white fibre clamshell opened flat, smooth inside and out
Clamshell: smooth inside and out
The back face of a double-side smooth insert: as smooth as the front
Back face: smooth too

Double-Side Smooth On Request

Smooth on both sides, for parts that are lifted out, turned over or seen from both sides, such as clamshells and lids. It costs more, because the mould is more complex.

How Wet-Pressed Fibre Compares

Against the materials most premium packaging still uses.

Comparison of insert materials
QualityWet-pressed fibre · CeliformDry-pressed pulpFoam or EVAPlastic tray
Plastic-freeYesYesNoNo
Show faceSmooth, premiumRough textureSoft, can look budgetGlossy, varies
Made to your productYes, designed to fitLimitedYesYes
RigidityDense, holds its shapeModerateSoft onlyRigid
Unboxing feelPremiumBasicBudgetAcceptable

Where fibre is the wrong answer. It’s a structural and presentation material, not a barrier. It shouldn’t touch liquids or wet product directly, and it doesn’t replace your primary container. We’ll tell you before tooling, not after.

Start Your Project

Send us the product and we’ll shape the insert around it.