Lotte Chilsung Beverage Reduced Plastic Usage by 1,220 Tons Last Year

Achievements of Packaging Lightweighting Technologies Introduced Last Year
Plans to Expand Use of Recycled Materials This Year

Lotte Chilsung Beverage announced on the 21st that it reduced its plastic usage by approximately 1,220 tons last year through package lightweighting initiatives.

The company achieved this result through the adoption of new lightweighting technologies last year, including the introduction of ET-CAP (Extra Tall Cap) for its bottled water products, reducing the weight of PET bottle preforms, and developing the lightweight Isis.

Lightweight Isis, which began production in the fourth quarter of last year. Lotte Chilsung Beverage

In February last year, Lotte Chilsung Beverage lowered the neck height of its bottled water products from 18.5mm to 12.8mm, reducing the container weight by up to 12% depending on the volume. To ensure consumer convenience despite the lower bottle neck, the company introduced the new ET-CAP to make opening the product easy. This technology reduced plastic emissions by approximately 541 tons by the end of last year.

Since March last year, the company has also reduced the weight of preforms?the raw material for PET bottles?by up to 4 grams per container for products such as carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, and soju products of 640ml or less. As a result, the company lightened approximately 330 million products, saving 674 tons of plastic.

The lightweight Isis, which began production in the fourth quarter of last year, reduced the weight of the 500ml PET bottle from 11.6g to 9.4g, a decrease of about 18.9%. With the introduction of the lightweight Isis, the lightest container in the industry, the company expects to reduce plastic usage by 127 tons annually.

This year, Lotte Chilsung Beverage plans to reduce the weight of preforms for 1.25L carbonated drinks and other products by 5 grams per container and will continue to promote preform lightweighting across other product lines. In addition, the company is planning to expand the use of products made with mechanically recycled PET (MR-PET), which uses recycled raw materials processed through sorting and processing of waste plastic.

A representative from Lotte Chilsung Beverage said, "We are continuously striving to create a circular economy through active plastic reduction and to lead eco-friendly technology innovation and trends," adding, "We will continue to do our best to reduce the environmental impact throughout the entire process, from sourcing packaging materials to production, use, and disposal."

Meanwhile, last year Lotte Chilsung Beverage established its '2030 Plastic Reduction Roadmap,' setting a key goal to reduce the use of virgin plastic?made from petroleum-based raw materials?by 20% by 2030 compared to 2023. To achieve this, the company is focusing on two main strategies: 'lightweighting plastic containers' and 'expanding the use of recycled materials,' in its efforts to reduce plastic emissions.

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