Locking element for a plant fiber container and a method of making a container with a plant fiber closing element

The present disclosure relates to a container closure (1) made from plant fiber pulp， said container closure comprising: a plant fiber pulp container portion made from plant fiber pulp， said container portion (2) having a tapered outer contact surface (3) and an open end (4) corresponding to the opening of a plant fiber pulp container; a cap portion (5) made from plant fiber pulp， said cap portion comprising: a hollow body (6) having an open end (7) and a closed end (8)， wherein the open end (7) is adapted to be sealingly engaged with the container portion (2)， the hollow body (6) having a tapered inner contact surface adapted to be sealingly attached to the outer contact surface of the container portion， thereby sealing the plant fiber pulp container. The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a plant fiber pulp container with an integral plant fiber pulp closure， wherein the parts are glued or inductively sealed together. The present disclosure relates to a container closure (1) made from plant fiber pulp， said container closure comprising: a plant fiber pulp container portion made from plant fiber pulp， said container portion (2) having a tapered outer contact surface (3) and an open end (4) corresponding to the opening of a plant fiber pulp container; a cap portion (5) made from plant fiber pulp， said cap portion comprising: a hollow body (6) having an open end (7) and a closed end (8)， wherein the open end (7) is adapted to be sealingly engaged with the container portion (2)， the hollow body (6) having a tapered inner contact surface adapted to be sealingly attached to the outer contact surface of the container portion， thereby sealing the plant fiber pulp container. The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a plant fiber pulp container with an integral plant fiber pulp closure， wherein the parts are glued or inductively sealed together.