By switching to aluminium made with renewable power (hydro, wind, or solar), Elopak addresses the aluminium layer’s emissions without changing barrier performance or requiring customers to modify filling lines.
The labelling uses the package’s surface area to educate shoppers who may not know which foods contain fibre.
The adhesives are supported by pre-assessed performance data to support qualification and regulatory processes.
The transition requires zero capital expenditure.
The new D-Pak cartons contain a mix of circular PE (recycled post-consumer plastic) and bio-circular PE (made from renewable feedstocks such as used cooking oil or tall oil).
The reusable system aims to help customers reduce inventory, increase performance, and gain operational flexibility.
The pack is fully recyclable, and its one-piece design is delivered flat-packed, improving pallet use, reducing transport volume, and expediting assembly on the bottling line.
Srinivas Kuppa, Esko chief product officer, stated that packaging today is no longer a collection of disconnected workflows, and that with the Esko AI-enabled packaging cloud, the company is creating a connected digital foundation where intelligence permeates every capability layer.
For a co-packer filling for export, efficiency directly affects unit cost and delivery reliability. Parkpoom Praprom, Sidel Southeast Asia Pacific sales director, explained that Sidel is recognised as a reliable partner for PET packaging and aseptic solutions, demonstrating commitment to customer performance.
The new design allows flowers to leave the farm on skids, travel to the airport on skids, and be loaded onto aircraft with minimal handling.