Logoplaste, the global provider of innovative and sustainable rigid packaging solutions, has joined the Bottle Collective as the technology partner, joining global companies Diageo, Haleon, and Sanofi.
WHO: The Bottle Collective is working to produce bottles that have a lower environmental impact usage than typical single-use versions, but are cost competitive and scalable for mass-volume production. The Collective leverages Dry Molded Fiber (DMF) technology that utilizes renewable pulp and cellulose resources to create affordable and high-performance fiber-based bottles that can be recycled as paper packaging. PA and PulPac have seeded the Collective and developed the underlying technology needed to bring a functioning DMF bottle to life. They have now produced the first bottle prototypes and recruited partners to continue developing and releasing the bottles at scale by 2025.
Logoplaste is a Portuguese company founded in 1976 that has innovated constantly to reduce waste, increase efficiency, and create a sustainable business model that can weather revolutionary change and thrive. Its wall-to-wall, embedded manufacturing model has proven itself as a smarter way of doing business that benefits our customers and the world. Manufacturing plants double as flourishing idea labs that are lowering CO2 emissions, ending packaging waste, and making the world a better place.
WHY: As experts in injection molding and blowing, Logoplaste will be taking an active development role in the Bottle Collective to improve the bottle-lining technology's overall barrier performance and adjust it to the consortium's specific needs and requirements.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Jamie Stone, Partner at PA Consulting and PA’s PulPac Design and Innovation Lead at PA Consulting, said: “We are thrilled to announce this partnership with Logoplaste. Together with our global brand partners, we can fast-track the development of the world’s first Dry Molded Fiber bottle. We’ve already created the technology and the process. Partnering with established leaders in the rigid packaging space like Logoplaste reinforces to the market that our Dry Molded Fiber bottles are capable of being produced at the speed, volume, and cost necessary to match the massive scale of this global industry challenge.”
Sanna Fager, Chief Commercial Officer at PulPac, said, “Collaboration has been core to PulPac’s mission and growth since day one. We’re excited to welcome Logoplaste into the expanding ecosystem of innovative packaging companies who are accelerating the adoption of Dry Molded Fiber.”
Paulo Correia, Chief Technology Officer at Logoplaste, said, “By joining the Bottle Collective we remain totally aligned with the DNA of Logoplaste, that is looking to solutions under a fully agnostic approach and offering a broad view of solutions that respond to the specific sustainability needs of each one of our partners. This confirms the strong sustainability commitments of the company. We are delighted to join!”
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