Sabert Fortifies Position as Leading Domestic Manufacturer of Molded Pulp Foodservice Packaging Solutions with Texas Facility BPI Certification
2024年8月13日 - 9:22PM
Sabert Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of innovative and
sustainable food packaging solutions, today announced a significant
achievement in its long-standing commitment to sustainability. All
products using the company's molded Pulp Plus™ and Pulp Ultra™
formulations, which are manufactured at the Greenville, Texas
facility, have been awarded certification from the Biodegradable
Products Institute (BPI) and meets ASTM standards for compostable
products in North America. This third-party verification solidifies
Sabert as a leading BPI certified domestic manufacturer of molded
pulp foodservice packaging in the United States.
Composting plays a crucial role in achieving sustainability and
promoting a circular economy. The BPI certification indicates that
Sabert's molded pulp products from Greenville can be properly
composted in industrial facilities and will disintegrate into a
nutrient-rich soil amendment at the required rate. This provides
brands, food companies, foodservice operators and consumers
assurance that the packaging is certified compostable and can be
diverted from landfills through commercial composting channels.
"Earning BPI certification for our state-of-the-art Texas
facility is a major accomplishment that reinforces Sabert’s
commitment to advancing packaging sustainability through
proprietary innovation,” said Paul McCann, CEO of Sabert. “This
prestigious certification is extremely important to our customers
who want environmentally responsible food packaging solutions. At
Sabert, we believe in supporting third-party certifications to help
move the food packaging industry towards more sustainable
practices.”
The 350,000 square foot Greenville facility, which officially
opened in 2022, utilizes Sabert's proprietary pulp formulation
chemistry and processing techniques to manufacture a broad range of
molded fiber packaging items that are 100% free from per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
“Through continuous innovation and our relentless focus on
eliminating PFAS from pulp manufacturing, we have solidified our
position as a leading supplier of certified compostable molded
fiber packaging in North America,” added McCann. “One of our key
strengths in the pulp market is that because we work with multiple
substrates, we can design and manufacture our own lids, ensuring
superior lid fit and design."
In addition to manufacturing BPI-certified molded fiber
packaging solutions, Sabert’s Texas plant features extensive lab
and engineering capabilities to conduct developmental research in
material science and production technologies to continue to push
innovation forward.
"The foodservice packaging industry is quite complex, which is
why Sabert's ability to be a one-stop solutions provider of
multiple sustainable substrates across a wide portfolio of products
is so valuable," added Rebecca Locker, Director of Sustainability
at Sabert. “Our definition of a sustainable product – composed of
at least 25% recycled or bio-content and recyclable or compostable
– sets a high bar to have an immediate impact on climate and
circularity. Receiving this third-party certification supports
Sabert’s goal of increasing the volume and breadth of our
sustainable products to help increase food waste diversion from the
landfill and promote the responsible disposal of packaging at its
end-of-life.”
Along with molded pulp, Sabert maintains an industry-leading
pipeline of other innovative packaging solutions designed "smart
from the start," prioritizing sustainable measures like using
renewable resources and recycled content, increasing production
efficiencies, and ensuring products avoid landfill disposal.
For more information on Sabert’s sustainable solutions,
visit www.sabert.com.
About SabertSabert is a leading global
manufacturer of innovative food packaging products and solutions.
The company was founded in 1983 grounded in the purpose of
reinventing food packaging to nourish and protect our world.
Headquartered in Sayreville, New Jersey, Sabert operates North
American facilities in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New
Jersey, Texas, and Virginia, as well as manufacturing facilities in
Nivelles, Belgium; Kimbolton, England; Lodz, Poland; and
Zhongshan, China. Using its proprietary Packaging Value
Model™, Sabert combines deep insights about food lifecycles
and consumer lifestyles with fast and flexible production
capabilities. Its industry-leading product designs encompass all
five areas of innovative packaging: Performance, Presentation,
Safety, Sustainability and Economics. For more information,
visit www.sabert.com.
Media Contact:
Marie VanAssendelftmvanassendelft@sabert.com201-724-6372