Molded fiber packaging is increasingly being pursued by several firms as a means of improving sustainability initiatives.
Philips Consumer Lifestyle has reportedly adopted the usage of newspaper material for better economy, according to greenerpackage.com.
Several packaging developers are expanding the possibilities available with molded fiber packaging applications. As a result, more retailers, manufacturers, and consumers in markets are adopting sustainable molded fiber packaging.
Philips Consumer Lifestyle senior commodity manager Jeff Wood said as molded fiber packaging is made from 100% recycled newsprint, and, as such, is a more environmentally friendly material than petroleum-based plastics.
"Switching from large to small PET blisters, along with custom protective molded fiber packaging from UFP Technologies has reduced our use of plastic packaging content by 75 percent and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in material costs" added Wood.
Grafcor Packaging is another company that has also adopted molded fiber packaging with engineering and production help from UFP Technologies.
