The initiative is part of Mondelēz International’s efforts to pack ‘light and right’ in service of its global sustainable packaging goals. Saica’s flexible packaging business unit also has set ambitious circularity targets.
CED’s support will enable the SME to acquire and install digital equipment for plastic production and recycling such as extruders, a cooling system, a cutting system, a sorting robot, silos, and production software.
Coupling Fresh-Lock’s Child-Guard® slider technology and the AccredoFlex range of recycled content films results in an unmatched percentage of recycled content in both the film and the zipper closure.
Going forward, Rauch brand beverages – whose bottles are made from 100% rPET – will also be presented in supermarkets in trays made of 70% PCR (post-consumer recycled) rPET material.
Back to the Roots has been driving sustainability in the Lawn & Garden industry for over a decade with its 100% organic promise and original Grow Kits made from upcycled coffee ground waste.
The investment includes ancillary equipment and a 120,000 sq. ft building expansion in TC Transcontinental Packaging’s Spartanburg, South Carolina, facility.
Scheduled to commence operations in 2024, the 200,000-square-foot plant comes on the heels of three major acquisitions in the specialty molded fiber solutions space, and marks the company’s eighth such manufacturing facility.
