Package comprising a bag and a stack of absorbent articles and manufacturing method thereof

The package of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the paper material has a basis weight between 40 and 100 g/m2, preferably between 50 and 90 g/m2, more preferably between 60 and 80 g/m2, measured according to the ISO 536 standard.

The package of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first sealable coating (140) extends at least over a closed peripheral inner portion of the inner surface of the bag (100).

The package of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second sealable coating (190) is present on the outer surface of the bag at least at the level of the first sealable coating of the wing portion or folded portion, wherein the first sealable coating of the wing portion or folded portion is present on the inner surface of the bag.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the stack of absorbent articles is arranged such that each absorbent article (200) extends in an upright direction between the bottom (110) and the top (120).

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the absorbent article is a folded absorbent article and wherein a crotch portion (201) of the absorbent article is located at the top (120) of the bag, and wherein a rear and front end (202, 203) of the absorbent article are located at the bottom (110) of the bag.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the absorbent articles are folded absorbent articles having a width (wa) between 7 cm and 20 cm, and a height (ha) between 15 cm and 40 cm.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the bottom has a width (w) between 9 cm and 20 cm, preferably between 10 cm and 15 cm, and a length (1) between 15 cm and 50 cm, preferably between 20 cm and 40 cm.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the first sealable coating (140) is made of any one of the following materials or a combination thereof:

• a polymer material such as a polyethylene material, e.g. as a low density polyethylene (LDPE), a bio coating, a printed lacquer, 1,4 succinic, fumaric and malic acids, 2,5 furan dicarboxylic acid, 3hydroxy propionic acid, aspartic acid, glucaric acid, glutamic acid, itaconic acid, levulinic acid, 3-hydroxybutyrolactone, glycerol, sorbitol, xylitol/arabinito, tricarboxylic acid.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the first sealable coating (140) has a basis weight between 5 g/m2 and 25 g/m2, preferably between 7 g/m2 and 20 g/m2, more preferably between 8 g/m2 and 16 g/m2.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the second sealable coating (190) is made of any one of the following materials or a combination thereof:

• a polymer material such as a polyethylene material, e.g. as a low density polyethylene (LDPE), a bio coating, a printed lacquer, 1,4 succinic, fumaric and malic acids, 2,5 furan dicarboxylic acid, 3hydroxy propionic acid, aspartic acid, glucaric acid, glutamic acid, itaconic acid, levulinic acid, 3-hydroxybutyrolactone, glycerol, sorbitol, xylitol/arabinito, tricarboxylic acid.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the second sealable coating (190) has a basis weight between 5 g/m2 and 25 g/m2, preferably between 7 g/m2 and 20 g/m2, more preferably between 8 g/m2 and 16 g/m2.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the paper material has a basis weight measured according to the ISO 536 standard between 65 g/m2 and 85 g/m2.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the bottom is formed by folding and gluing a portion of the paper material, such that is has a substantially rectangular shape.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the bottom is provided with a handle (155) made of paper material;

• and/or
• wherein the package further comprises a paper sheet (150) with two cuts (153), said paper sheet being glued to the bottom of the bag in an area (151) around the two cuts, such that an area (152) of the paper sheet between the two cuts functions as the handle (155).

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the paper material is an unbleached paper material.

The package of any one of the previous claims, wherein the paper material has any one or more following properties, in test conditions as specified in ISO 554-1976 (23+/−1° C./50±/−2%):

• a. a tensile strength measured according to the ISO 1924-3 standard in a machine direction between 4 and 10 kN/m, preferably between 5 and 7 kN/m, and in a cross direction between 2 and 6 kN/m, preferably between 4 and 5 kN/m;
• b. a tear index measured according to the ISO 1974 standard in a machine direction between 8 and 16 mN.m2 /g, and in a cross direction between 9 and 17 mN.m2 /g;
• c. a tear measured according to the ISO 1974 standard in a machine direction between 400 and 1300 mN, and in a cross direction between 450 and 1450 mN.

The method of the previous claim, wherein the peripheral wall (130) comprises a front wall (133), a rear wall (134) opposite said front wall, a first side wall (131), and a second side wall (132) opposite said first side wall, and wherein, before steps b. and c., the first and the second side wall are folded inwardly at the top (120), such that two first folded portions (121) are formed where the top (120) joins the first side wall (131) or/and such that two second folded portions (122) are formed where the top (120) joins the second side wall (132), and wherein the at least one outer attached portion (180) is realized by a sealed portion (195) of the second sealable coating (190) attaching the two first folded portions together or/and attaching the two second folded portions (122) together, respectively.

The method of the preceding claim, wherein each retarding element of the plurality of retarding elements comprises a first portion (710a, 810a) having a first cross-section and a second portion (710b, 810b) having a second cross-section, wherein the first cross-section is smaller than the second cross-section/circumference.

The method of the preceding claim, wherein during opening of the bag (100′) each hole of the plurality of holes is guided over the first portion of the respective retarding element before being guided over the second portion of the respective retarding element.