Sonopost reduces EPS/plastic packaging and is a sustainable way to protect white goods, HVAC systems and heat pumps from manufacturing and shipment damage
Sonoco announces new protective packaging production plant in Bursa, Turkey. (Credit: JustynaKoniecz from Pixabay)
US-based product packaging company Sonoco has announced a new protective packaging production plant in Bursa, Turkey to further expand Sonopost cornerpost manufacturing in Europe.
Sonoco said that Sonopost offers a sustainable way to protect white goods such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, and dishwashers; HVAC systems, and heat pumps from manufacturing and/or shipment damage.
According to the firm, it also reduces EPS/plastic packaging and the carbon footprint.
The firm claimed that the sustainable Cornerposts boost stackability and reduce inventory space. They are made from 100% recycled paperboard sourced from Sonoco mills.
Manufacturers can cut down or completely eliminate their EPS/Plastic packaging waste because the material can be recycled back into the paper stream after use, the packaging firm said.
For large singular units, cornerposts serve as the external skeleton, bracing and sustaining mass loads and fastening them into compact units.
Sonoco Europe Global Paper Products vice president and general manager Adam Wood said: “Growing demand for our proprietary Sonopost technology created the need for a second production facility.
“Our protective packaging design team is working hard with our customers who are aligned with us in creating fully sustainable, paper-based packaging that protects and preserves both their product and our planet for generations to come.”
The production of Sonopost at the new Turkish factory is anticipated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022. The production will be increased thereafter to meet the rising demand for EPS-free packaging.
The new Sonoco Bursa Protective facility will also have a design and testing lab to help customers in the packaging design process.
This plant marks the second Sonopost operation in Europe after the company established its first one in Sochaczew, Poland.
Last month, Sonoco ThermoSafe added CEVA Logistics to expand its Orion Rental packaging programme in Europe, adding a reclamation service station in Brussels.