Fibre bottle firms plan to fight plastics

To help minimise the use of single-use plastic bottles in the food, drink, consumer health and fmcg industries, the Bottle Collective has been formed by PA Consulting and PulPac, the Swedish R&D company behind the Dry Molded Fiber proprietary production process.

PA’s mechanical engineering, design, automation, and material sciences teams, along with PulPac, have already developed the first functioning Dry Molded Fiber bottle prototypes. A number of leading brand partners have already joined the Collective to continue developing and scaling-up fibre bottle production by 2025.

produce low-cost, high- less carbon dioxide than plastic and conventional wet moulding options. Almost no water is used in manufacturing to create a highly versatile container mould for consumer companies.

Sanna Fager, commercial chief at PulPac, said: “Plastic bottles are the holy grail of plastic replacement. They have an estimated annual production volume of up to 500 billion pieces and are a significant source of plastic pollution worldwide. We are proud to share some of our patent-protected advances with PA Consulting, combining Dry Molded Fibers’ forming versatility, broad barrier applicability, and high production efficiency.”