CDF Corporation is a global flexible packaging manufacturer. Their packaging solutions provide benefits for chemical companies such as sustainability through waste reduction and improved logistics. The document describes case studies where adhesive and sealant manufacturers transitioned from rigid to flexible packaging like bag-in-box and intermediate bulk containers, resulting in cost savings through less packaging, transportation and disposal waste. CDF also innovates new flexible packaging products that further reduce packaging needs.

1. FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
SOLUTIONS FOR CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURERS
April 23, 2013

2. CDF Corporation
CDF Corporation is a globally company specializing in the
manufacture and sale of high quality liners and flexible
packaging. Our diverse technical and production capabilities
make CDF the international leader in the production of liners for
pails, drums, bag-in-box and intermediate bulk containers.
CDF has production facilities in the USA
and Sweden and partner companies in
Japan, China and Italy.

3. What is Rigid Packaging?

4. Transition to Flexible Packaging

5. Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine
 “Putting Dashboard Systems to Work” Nov 2012
 Fuel and gas consumption
 Waste removal and recycling data
 Water usage
 Transportation costs

6.  Cost savings
 Sustainability
 Improved logistics
1 truckload of collapsed empty IBCs = 4.3 truckloads of drums
Benefits of Flexible Packaging

7. Benefits of Flexible Packaging
 Sustainability
 Waste reduction
 Reduced storage
 Reduced greenhouse gas
 Minimizes environmental impact

8. IBC Case Study
Adhesive manufacturer using bottle in cage switched
to knockdown IBC with form fit liner.
 No rinsing or cleaning after use
 No waste water treatment generated from cleaning
 Return freight cost savings; 4 to 1 ratio
 New liner prevents cross contamination
Collapsed IBC

9. Bag-In-Box Case Study
Sealant manufacturer using 5 gal plastic container
switched to 5 gal bag-in-box.
 Disposal without rinsing
 Less disposal - 13 lbs. of bags going into landfill
compared to 165 lbs. of HDPE hard plastic container
 Reduced transportation
 Storage - 144 bags ~ 1 HDPE container

10. New Product Innovations
Insert in a Box
 Developed for viscous products
 Replaces 5 gal plastic pails
 Less packaging - almost ½ weight of plastic pail
 Reduced transportation - 48 filled units per pallet ~ 36
filled plastic pails per pallet
 Less disposal

11. New Product Innovations
IBC Assisted Dispense
 Designed for viscous products
 Evacuates high viscosity product more completely than
gravity flow
 Less residual product left in liner

12. New Product Innovations
Stand Alone Bag
 Alternative to traditional bag-in-box
 Less packaging
 Reduced transportation
 Less disposal
 Easy to carry

13. Summary
 Flexible packaging provides more value with less
packaging.
 Cradle to grave supply chain management