The consulting firm PA Consulting (PA) and the Swedish company PulPac, which is behind the patented dry moulded fibre production process, have launched the Bottle Collective. Its aim is to industrialise a recyclable, fast and cost-effective dry moulded fibre bottle process.
Dry moulded fibre is intended to be a practical alternative to disposable and standard plastic bottles and can be used for different products. The PA teams for mechanical engineering, design, automation and materials science have already developed the first functioning prototypes together with PulPac. Several brand partners have already joined the collective, to continue the development and scaling of fibre bottles until 2025.
Dry Molded Fiber uses renewable pulp and cellulose resources to produce cost-effective, high-performance fibre-based packaging. The patented manufacturing process consumes less CO2 than plastic and conventional wet moulding processes. Almost no water is used during production, resulting in a versatile container shape. The fibre bottles are suitable for water, dairy products, non-carbonated soft drinks, cleaning products, skin and hair care products and much more. Customised shapes, sizes and decoration options also make it possible to express the value of a brand well.
„We are very excited to announce the Bottle Collective. Together with leading global consumer brand partners, we can accelerate the development of the world's first bottle made from dry moulded fibre. This will make the most of our renewable resources while having a positive impact on reducing today's single-use plastic litter. We have a prototype and a working process. Now we are ready for the next phase - proving that our dry moulded fibre bottles are capable of being produced at the speed, volume and cost required to meet the challenges of this global industry.“
Tony Perrotta, PulPac Partnership Lead at PA Consulting
Sanna Fager, Chief Commercial Officer at PulPac, said: „Plastic bottles have an estimated annual production volume of up to 500 billion units and are a significant source of global plastic pollution. We are proud to share some of our proprietary advances with PA Consulting, which combine the versatility of dry moulded fibres in shaping, the broad applicability of barriers and the high production efficiency. Supported by strong partnerships across the entire value chain, we can bring competitive unit costs to the fibre bottle sector, enabling us to move away from today's single-use plastic.“
Source: PulPac
