# DS Smith, Krones and Coca-Cola HBC launch recyclable cardboard handle for 1.5-litre bottle multipacks

DS Smith developed the Lift Up, a fully recyclable corrugated cardboard handle for 1.5-litre soft drink bottle multipacks, in collaboration with Krones and Coca-Cola HBC. Krones says the method could cut packaging production energy use by 58%.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2025-11-04
- Where: Austria, Austria
- Status: completed
- Products: corrugated cardboard handle for 1.5-litre bottles, paper label packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [DS Smith](https://endata.com/companies/221.md)
- [Krones](https://endata.com/companies/1481.md) (partner)
- [Coca-Cola HBC](https://endata.com/companies/5819.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [supplychaindigital.com](https://supplychaindigital.com/news/coca-cola-hbc-ds-smith-advance-cardboard-drinks-packaging), 2025-11-04: "DS Smith has developed the Lift Up, a corrugated cardboard handle designed specifically for 1.5-litre bottles of soft drinks."
- [ondemand.tappi.org](https://ondemand.tappi.org/coca-cola-replaces-shrink-wrap-with-ds-smiths-corrugated-multipack-handle/), 2025-11-06: "Switching to a solution made of kraft paper and cardboard is anticipated to help Coca-Cola HBC save approximately 200 tonnes of plastic every year."

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