What Pelta Medical Papers does

Pelta Medical Papers is a UK-based specialist kraft paper manufacturer, founded in 1969 and operating from the historic Beetham Mill site in Cumbria. The company produces sterilisable microbial-barrier papers for medical device packaging under the PeltaMed brand (including reinforced papers, direct seal top webs, coating-based papers, hospital pouch papers, and the 2022-launched PeltaMed Protect AR-DS for TFFS top web applications), grease-resistant and converting papers for the food packaging industry under the PeltaPack brand, and specialised technical grades for industrial customers (e.g., sack stitching crepe tapes, LCD screen interleaving papers). Core manufacturing is centred on a single integrated paper mill with Valmet stock cleaning systems and an A&D M425 Thermoformer Application Lab that supports in-house product development and three-stage ISO 11607-1 / EN 868 validation for medical device customers. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 22000:2018, ISO 11607-1 and EN 868, is a founding member of the Sterile Barrier Association, and holds an EcoVadis Gold rating placing it in the top 5% of assessed companies.

Pelta generates revenue by selling B2B paper products to medical device manufacturers, food packaging converters, and industrial customers, with pricing set on a quote basis by specification, grammage and volume and typically structured around multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: a direct sales force including regional sales directors and an EVP Sales & Marketing engages with over 220 clients in 49 countries, supported by attendance at Compamed, Arab Health and other industry events. Distribution is run from an in-house warehouse at Mainline Industrial Estate, Milnthorpe, dispatching approximately 10 truckloads weekly, with dedicated logistics and supply chain management.

Following the 2022 rebrand from Henry Cooke, Pelta invested in capex (Valmet cleaning system, A&D M425 Thermoformer), a 5S manufacturing programme and a Uniplan ERP rollout, and in July 2025 became part of the privately held Morfa Industrial Group. The company employs 145 people and is led by CEO Steven Blacow, with a leadership team averaging 20+ years of paper industry and sterile barrier expertise.

Name

Pelta Medical Papers

Legal name

Pelta Medical Papers Beetham Limited

Website

https://peltamedicalpapers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pelta Medical Papers is a UK-based specialist kraft paper manufacturer producing sterilisable medical barrier papers (PeltaMed), grease-resistant food packaging papers (PeltaPack), and technical industrial papers. It serves 220+ B2B customers across 49 countries from its Beetham Mill in Cumbria, and has been part of Morfa Industrial Group since July 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Paper Manufacturing

NAICS

Paper Mills (32212), Paper Manufacturing (322)

SIC

Paper Mills (2621), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Technical Paper Manufacturing (Electrical, Abrasive Backing, Medical/Pharma) (IMAMAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Paper Manufacturing (Coated, Release, Thermal, Filter, Security) (IMAMAEAC)

Keywords

• Medical packaging papers
• Sterile barrier papers
• Grease-resistant food papers
• Specialty kraft paper manufacturing
• Industrial technical papers

Headquarters

HQ city

Milnthorpe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Specialist Paper Products: Pelta Medical Papers manufactures and sells premium kraft paper products for medical device packaging, food packaging, and industrial applications. The company operates as a B2B manufacturer supplying paper to device manufacturers, converters, and packaging companies. Revenue is generated through product sales with pricing based on paper specifications, grammage, and order volume.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pelta Medical Papers manufactures premium specialty kraft paper products at its Beetham Mill in Cumbria, UK. The company supplies sterilisable medical barrier papers (PeltaMed range) to medical device manufacturers and converters, grease-resistant and high-performance papers (PeltaPack range) to food packaging companies, and technical grades for industrial applications such as sack stitching crepe tapes and LCD screen interleaving papers.

Product overview

Pelta Medical Papers is a specialist kraft paper manufacturer operating from Beetham Mill in Cumbria, UK, serving customers in 49 countries across medical, food packaging, and industrial sectors. The company offers two core product brands: PeltaMed for medical packaging solutions including sterilisable barrier papers, reinforced papers, direct seal papers, and coating-based papers; and PeltaPack for food packaging applications including grease-resistant papers, butter and cheese wrapping papers, and high-performance papers for technical industrial end-uses. The company operates its own paper mill, maintains an Application Lab with thermoformer testing capabilities, and holds multiple ISO certifications for quality, environmental, and food safety management systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PeltaMed: Core medical packaging paper range featuring sterilisable papers for medical and hospital packaging applications including reinforced papers, direct seal papers, coating base papers, hospital pouch papers, and non-barrier papers.
• PeltaPack

Products and services

• PeltaMed PeltaMed is Pelta Medical Papers' core medical packaging papers brand, offering sterilisable papers for medical device packaging. The range includes reinforced papers, direct seal top web papers, coating based papers, hospital pouch papers, and non-barrier papers for various medical applications, supplied to medical device manufacturers, converters, and packaging companies.
• PeltaPack PeltaPack is Pelta Medical Papers' specialist papers brand for food packaging and industrial applications. The range includes grease-resistant papers, papers for butter and cheese wrapping, and high-performance papers for technical end-uses, designed for excellent conversion efficiency, dimensional stability, and grease resistance, sold to food packaging converters and industrial customers.
• PeltaMed Protect AR-DS PeltaMed Protect AR-DS (Acrylic Reinforced - Direct Seal) is an acrylic and polymer fibre reinforced medical packaging paper designed for direct seal and thermoform-fill-seal (TFFS) top web applications. Available in 80 gsm, 90 gsm, and 110 gsm grammages, it is indicated for demanding applications such as drape and gown sets, pre-filled syringes, IV catheters, and large tubing sets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 220+ clients in 49 countries with 50+ products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ahlstrom Corporation: Global specialty paper manufacturer with explicit healthcare/food packaging divisions producing barrier papers, sterilization-grade substrates, and food-contact papers. Closest direct competitor to PeltaMed and PeltaPack product lines, operating at much larger multinational scale.
• Magnera Corporation: Specialty nonwovens and paper company spun off from Glatfelter / Berry Health, Hygiene & Specialties in 2024; serves healthcare, personal care, and industrial markets with similar specialty substrates. Direct overlap with Pelta's medical and food packaging papers.
• Schweitzer-Mauduit International: US-listed specialty paper manufacturer with low-permeability papers used in medical device packaging, alongside industrial and consumer specialties. Direct competitor in sterile barrier and medical packaging substrates.
• DuPont Tyvek (Medical Packaging): DuPont's Tyvek medical packaging substrate is the dominant alternative to kraft-based sterile barrier papers in medical device packaging. Competes with PeltaMed for specification at medical device OEMs.
• Neenah, Inc. Specialty paper producer with technical filtration, tape and backing, and medical packaging grades. Comparable in technical/medical specialty paper segments though broader in filtration.

Broad incumbents

• Sappi Limited: Global specialty and graphic paper company with packaging, releasing liners, and specialty papers. Broad incumbent whose specialty paper portfolio overlaps Pelta's coated and technical grades, but at significantly larger scale.
• Billerud AB: Swedish sustainable paper and board manufacturer focused on kraft and packaging papers for medical and food applications. Larger-scale incumbent with overlapping specialty kraft grades.
• Mondi Group: Global paper and packaging conglomerate serving healthcare and consumer packaging end markets. Tangential overlap in specialty packaging substrates but broad incumbent with significantly different scale and product breadth.
• Stora Enso Oyj: Global renewable materials company producing packaging papers, board, and biomaterials. Overlap exists in food-grade and medical packaging substrates but as part of a much broader forestry-to-packaging portfolio.

Regional players

• Heinzel Group: Austrian family-owned specialty paper producer with mills across Central Europe serving packaging and industrial paper markets. Comparable specialty scale and customer base but limited UK/global overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PeltaPapers
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peltapapers

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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