# Grupo Modelo adopts WestRock CanCollar Eco paper multipacks in Mexico, replacing plastic rings

Grupo Modelo, working with WestRock and Grupo Gondi, is switching from plastic ring carriers to CanCollar Eco paperboard multipack collars in Quintana Roo, Mexico, at an investment of about $4 million. The first phase is projected to eliminate more than 100 tons of plastic waste.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-02-03
- Where: Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Value: $4.00M
- Status: announced
- Products: CanCollar Eco paperboard multipack collars
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Grupo Modelo](https://endata.com/companies/1402.md)
- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md) (partner)
- [Grupo Gondi](https://endata.com/companies/2212.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [packagingdigest.com](https://www.packagingdigest.com/beer-wine-spirits/paper-multipack-for-cans-scores-huge-sustainability-win), 2022-02-03: "This makes Corona beer brand owner Grupo Modelo the first major beverage brand in North America to adopt the new technology, which represents an investment of around $4 million."

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