# ABB Robotics partners with Zume to automate sustainable packaging production

ABB Robotics will supply robotic molded fibre manufacturing cells to Zume, installing more than 1,000 cells and up to 2,000 robots at Zume customer sites worldwide over five years. The collaboration aims to produce compostable packaging as an alternative to single-use plastic.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-11-17
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than 1,000 molded fibre manufacturing cells
- Products: molded fibre manufacturing cells, robots, compostable packaging
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Zume Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/5145.md) (customer)
- [ABB Robotics](https://endata.com/companies/8609.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [nda.news](https://nda.news/abb-ltd-st_78119/news/abb-and-zume-partner-on-new-sustainable-packaging-application-sn_2868220/), 2021-11-23: "ABB will integrate and install more than 1,000 molded fibre manufacturing cells (MFC) – including up to 2,000 robots at Zume customer’s sites worldwide over the next five years."

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