Superfos: Save Costs and CO2 with Plastic

Injection moulded plastic packaging is a true alternative to metal and glass packaging. That will be proven at Emballage 2008 where Superfos presents several examples of how customers have saved both money and CO2 converting to plastic.

11/10/08 Plastic holds several green advantages compared to metal and glass. It is extremely energy demanding to use metal or glass for packaging and lids and the CO2 emissions from material extraction and production of these products are 2.5 times higher than for plastic. Moreover, the lower weight and easier stacking of plastic containers entails massive costs and CO2 reductions through transport.

Plastic is beginning to increase its volume compared to other packaging materials. And there is a good reason for that. It has superior product properties compared to traditional packaging of glass and metal, and in addition to saving costs and CO2, plastic is light weight, very hygienic, flexible and very resistant, says Product Design Manager Torben Noer from leading packaging manufacturer Superfos.

One company that has replaced metal with plastic is the French Un Air dIci who produces the famous Ice Fruits. CEO Franck Bonfils says:

The switch from metal to plastic containers has led to weight reductions of more than 30% and a more efficient use of our storage capacity factors that save both money and CO2 emissions in the product life cycle.