SIDEL has introduced an innovative tool designed to estimate the potential cost reductions in primary packaging based on customizable scenarios.
The Packaging Optimisation Tool provides an engaging platform, allowing users to explore packaging savings by adjusting various factors. This interactive resource presents numerous options—including modifications to bottle necks, bodies, and bases, as well as the implementation of partial labels and recycled PET. As users experiment with different configurations compared to their existing operations, they will see how these shifts can impact annual savings in both expenses and greenhouse gas emissions.
Vincent Le Guen, Vice President for packaging, moulds, and line solutions at Sidel, remarked, “Rising and dynamic costs of PET are a significant challenge for customers, and every opportunity to optimise the package weight helps, both for their bottom line, and their sustainability goals.”
Sidel emphasized that through informed decisions, companies can meet their savings and sustainability objectives. Producers can realize considerable PET savings by implementing lightweight designs, with potential reductions of up to 40% in bottle neck weight, 35% in body weight, and 20% in the bottle base.
Jerome Neveu, product manager for packaging and moulds at Sidel, noted, “This new online calculator is flexible, interactive, easy to use, and freely available, helping create awareness of what is possible for cost savings and advancing sustainable packaging.”
