# Coca-Cola HBC rolls out fiber handle with DS Smith and Krones to replace plastic shrink wrap

Coca-Cola HBC, with packaging maker DS Smith and machinery supplier Krones, is rolling out a corrugated cardboard handle for 1.5-liter bottle multipacks in place of plastic shrink wrap. Commercial trials began in Austria in 2023.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2025-12-08
- Where: Austria, Austria
- Status: completed
- Products: corrugated cardboard handle, full-wrap label, multipack packaging

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [procurement360.io](https://procurement360.io/value/coca-cola-hbc-cuts-200-tons-of-plastic-with-fiber-handle-shift/), 2025-12-08: "Coca-Cola HBC began commercial trials of the cardboard handle in Austria in 2023, supplying national retailers as part of a broader sustainability roadmap."

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