DS Smith has announced a partnership with packaging machinery and systems provider Krones to create a fibre-based alternative to shrink-wrap for PET multipack bottles.
ECO Carrier can be applied using the Krones mechanisation system for its LitePac Top range, which uses corrugated board clips to hold PET bottles together and is suitable for a bottle range from 1L to 1.5L, in a multipack function of 2×2 or 3×2.
DS Smith claims the solution has the potential for a 71% reduction in carbon footprint compared to plastic shrink-wrap.
Marc Chiron, sales, marketing & innovation director, packaging at DS Smith, said: “Our customers and consumers are demanding more sustainable solutions to replace problem plastic while integrating seamlessly with their production lines.
“Through our work with Krones, we are able to help our customers reduce their plastic usage, increase recyclability and transition to the circular economy by providing fully-recyclable fibre-based alternatives through an easy-to-implement solution.”
Wolfgang Huber, head of order center and assembly, packaging technology at Krones added: “Our collaboration with DS Smith represents our shared sustainability ambitions which seek to provide products that align with consumers’ increasing desire for climate- and environment-friendly lifestyles.
“As a turnkey supplier with customers in every corner of the world, we have the expertise, the technologies, and the reach to contribute substantially to the complex sustainability challenges of today and tomorrow by making use of proven and state of the art packaging machinery made by Krones.”
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