Cardboard substitute for shipping sauces and seasonings

Turkish flavour company Aromsa was faced with a sustainability challenge when starting to work with a new customer who wanted to use stainless steel containers for shipping. This would have been a costly packaging solution requiring approximately 250 stainless steel containers as well as additional logistical costs of storage, maintenance, washing and sterilising the containers. Searching for an alternative solution, the company turned to Mondi Group and trialled the TankerBox on its production line.

The TankerBox is produced from corrugated cardboard and developed as a substitute for the traditional intermediate bulk container (IBC) and metal barrel. Its design consists of five parts: an outer box, inner octabin, angle frame, bottom star and top cover pieces. The system has two alternative design options for discharging either from the top or bottom and is structured to minimise residual contents in the product.

Nil Okyar, Production Manager at Aromsa, said the TankerBox can fulfil all the operations the stainless steel container was fulfilling. It also simplifies transportation and helps avoid the return event associated with metal containers. It can also be stacked, gaining storage space and doubling shipping capacity.

In comparison to its metal drum or IBC equivalents, the TankerBox’s design can create cost advantages from efficiencies in storage and logistics as it does not need to be chemically cleaned or returned as empty cargo. Additional benefits include easy handling and integration into filling lines as well as printability for brand enhancement.

The solution can be used in various industries, including chemistry, paint, pharmaceuticals and oil, as well as in the food industry for concentrated beverages, industrial liquid food and additives, alcoholic drinks, milk and dairy products.