{"id":2350,"date":"2024-09-11T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2024-09-11T00:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:00:04","slug":"dart-and-pulpac-introduce-dry-molded-fiber-production-in-north-american-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=2350","title":{"rendered":"Dart and PulPac introduce Dry Molded Fiber production in North American market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dart Container Corporation, a leading foodservice packaging manufacturer with deep expertise in paper, plastic and wet molding technologies, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/103895-pulpac-ramps-up-us-expansion-announces-new-tooling-partner-in-tek-pak\" id=\"\">PulPac<\/a>, the pioneer of Dry Molded Fiber, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supported by PulPac\u2019s North American sales agent Seismic Solutions, Dart has become a PulPac licensee and is installing the first Dry Molded Fiber production line of its kind in North America: the PulPac Scala.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PulPac\u2019s pioneering Dry Molded Fiber manufacturing process uses significantly less water and energy than traditional fiber forming. The dry mold process lowers the CO2 production footprint by up to 80% and is up to 10 times faster than conventional fiber forming, making it an ideal solution for the evolving needs of the packaging industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur investment in Dry Molded Fiber technology aligns with our ongoing commitment to innovation and sustainability,\u201d explained Michael Bradley, Dart\u2019s Senior Vice President of Fiber Development. \u201cIncreasing our fiber production capabilities will enable Dart to offer our customers an even broader range of sustainable packaging options, including U.S.-manufactured supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership expands Dart&#8217;s already diverse product portfolio while leveraging PulPac\u2019s innovative technology to meet growing market demands for more sustainable packaging solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely proud to welcome Dart Container as a licensee,\u201d said Sanna Fager, PulPac\u2019s Chief Commercial Officer. \u201cDart&#8217;s stellar reputation and commitment to innovation make them an ideal partner, and their investment in Dry Molded Fiber is a strong endorsement of the value and potential of this technology.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Briesath, Managing Director at Seismic Solutions, said the Dart-PulPac collaboration strengthens Dry Molded Fiber\u2019s presence in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeismic is dedicated to facilitating the integration of Dry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104099-podcast-the-role-of-3d-printing-in-sustainable-packaging\" id=\"\">Molded Fiber<\/a> technology for North American customers, supporting companies like Dart in seamlessly and efficiently transitioning to this innovative, scalable, and eco-friendly solution,\u201d Briesath said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104977-dart-and-pulpac-introduce-dry-molded-fiber-production-in-north-american-market\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dart Container Corporation, a leading foodservice packaging manufacturer with deep expertise in paper, plastic and wet molding technologies, and PulPac, the pioneer of Dry Molded Fiber, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership.\u00a0 Supported by PulPac\u2019s North American sales agent Seismic Solutions, Dart has become a PulPac licensee and is installing the first Dry Molded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[266],"class_list":["post-2350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-molded-fiber"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}