Global packaging company Sonoco has been awarded the primary packaging, retail display assembly and fulfillment of Energizer brands’ segment of battery products.
In a bid to streamline operations, the US-based consumer goods company Energizer joined forces with Sonoco to develop processes to improve its Asheboro, North Carolina battery packaging facility.
The company awarded a portion of the primary and display packaging to Sonoco for battery stock keeping units (SKUs), for which fulfillment process will also be managed by Sonoco.
Chuck Marckwardt of Energizer, commenting on the partnership, said, "We'll relocate the equipment to a Sonoco facility where they will manage a turnkey operation -- handling the design, material procurement, packaging production and distribution of all multiple SKUs."
The service, provided at Energizer's Display and Packaging facility, includes the design and sourcing of materials and packaging.
Sonoco will also be responsible for the actual packaging of the batteries and the deployment of finished goods to designated distribution centers or to customers.
The company will provide a total solutions approach for more than 30 million primary packs covering in excess of 150 SKUs, in packaging configurations including blister cards, shrink wrapped trays and carton products.
