# Coca-Cola HBC Austria switches multipacks to cardboard packs with Krones, Mondi and DS Smith

Coca-Cola HBC Austria replaced plastic films on 1.5-litre PET multipacks with recyclable cardboard and kraft paper outer packaging at its Burgenland production center, saving an estimated 200 tons of plastic annually. Krones, Mondi and DS Smith collaborated on the project.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2023-09-08
- Where: Burgenland, Austria
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 200 tons plastic saved annually
- Products: cardboard carrier, kraft paper band, LitePac Top secondary packaging, beverage multipacks
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Coca-Cola HBC Austria](https://endata.com/companies/10981.md)
- [DS Smith](https://endata.com/companies/221.md) (partner)
- [Mondi Group](https://endata.com/companies/896.md) (partner)
- [Krones](https://endata.com/companies/1481.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [packaginginsights.com](https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/coca-cola-hbc-austria-partners-with-krones-mondi-and-ds-smith-for-fiber-based-beverage-packs.html), 2023-09-08: "The company is replacing traditional plastic films with outer packaging made entirely of recyclable cardboard and kraft paper."

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