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A single source provider of flexible packaging and rigid tray packaging solutions, ProMach serves a variety of industries and applications. With numerous machinery installations worldwide and a vast portfolio of rugged and proven solutions, ProMach offers extensive experience handling a wide range of products in diverse conditions. ProMach consults with customers to identify the ideal package type to fit their unique application for each project, giving customers both choice and flexibility. Many of the world’s most successful brands use ProMach solutions to package their products into bags, pouches, sachets, stickpacks, trays, and more.
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ProMach is your partner from start to finish. Our product brands are grouped into distinct business lines that make the most sense to our customers, covering every function of the production line: Filling, Bottling & Capping, Decorative Labeling, Flexibles & Trays, Pharma, Handling & Sterilizing, Labeling & Coding, Robotics & End of Line, and Systems & Integration.
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Sustainable Packaging Solutions That Perform
Your Sustainability Goals, Our Expertise
Today’s consumers expect packaging that delivers convenience and reflects social responsibility. Sustainable packaging isn’t just about reducing non-renewable resources; it’s also about cost efficiency and brand trust. CL&D helps brands reduce environmental impact through smarter materials, responsible printing, and circular design.
Every company's sustainability journey is unique. Common goals include cutting plastic usage, improving recyclability, incorporating PCR (post-consumer recycled) content, and lowering transportation emissions, all while meeting new regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws and responding to trends such as paper-based substrates and mono-material structures.
CL&D collaborates with customers from project inception through launch, optimizing the balance between product protection, shelf presence, and sustainability.
Sustainable Printing Options
Sustainable Material & Structure Options
Why choose Flexible Packaging? According to the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), "Flexible packaging uses 75% less material to make a flexible pouch than a rigid container for the same amount of product." This means less packaging waste that ends up in landfills or incinerators.
CL&D offers a wide range of eco-friendly packaging solutions across flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, and roll-fed labeling:
- Recyclable / Mono-Material Structures: Single-material packaging like PET, PE, or PP, is an important step towards making structures more recycle-ready as recycling streams continue to grow. PE is widely recyclable through store drop-off programs, while PET and PP are accepted in curbside recycling in many communities.
- Post-Consumer Recycled Materials: PCR (post-consumer recycled) materials use waste from households and businesses. CL&D offers up to 40% PCR in flexible materials and shrink options for challenging applications like small products or bar wraps.
- Paper-Based Alternatives: Paper-based packaging is made from renewable and recyclable materials like cardboard and paper bags. It’s increasingly popular for pouches, bar wraps, and single-use wrappers.
80% of our raw materials are sourced domestically to reduce transportation emissions and improve supply chain sustainability.
Responsible Printing Technologies
Our printing technologies minimize environmental impact while delivering exceptional quality.
- Flexographic Printing incorporates solvent recycling, solventless plate production, and film waste recycling into pellets for new plastic products.
- Digital Printing offers inherent sustainability benefits: no plates (reducing material waste), minimal setup waste, and lower energy usage for small runs.
Inks, Coatings & Adhesives
CL&D also use inks and adhesives designed for environmental responsibility:
- Solvent-Based Inks: Durable, resistant to water and smudging, and ideal for demanding applications. Dry faster with less energy, require no water, and allow internal solvent recycling.
- Water-Based Inks: Easier to clean and more eco-friendly, with very low VOCs and no added solvents. They require more energy to dry but eliminate the need for air scrubbing.
- Solventless Adhesives: Strong, durable bonds resistant to chemicals, cleaning agents, and temperature extremes, while requiring minimal drying energy and producing low emissions.
Challenges and Trade-Offs
Transitioning to sustainable structures opens the door to innovative materials and processes that support long‑term environmental goals. This shift may include adopting new equipment optimized for flexible, less rigid substrates and exploring materials that balance performance with sustainability. As the industry evolves, some applications may call for adjusted line speeds or enhanced features, such as laser scoring, to achieve desired tear performance. While sustainable alternatives may offer different aesthetic outcomes than traditional metallized looks, they also create opportunities for fresh design approaches and brand differentiation.
Why Choose CL&D
CL&D offers more than sustainable packaging; we provide a partnership built on expertise, innovation, and trust. Here’s what sets us apart:
- Access to ProMach’s Full Ecosystem: As part of the ProMach family, CL&D offers customers the ability to test materials and packaging solutions on ProMach equipment before full-scale implementation to ensure smooth transitions and optimized machine from the outset.
- Tailored Solutions, Not One-Size-Fits-All: We design packaging strategies around your unique needs, whether recyclable mono-material structures, PCR integration, or paper-based alternatives.
- Your Trusted R&D Advisor: Our in-house team guides material selection, develops specifications, and supports trials to help you achieve sustainability goals without compromise.
- Strong Relationships with Leading Material Manufacturers: CL&D maintains close partnerships with all major film and substrate suppliers to allow us to ensure our customers benefit from the latest advancements in packaging technology.
- Support for Eco-Certifications: CL&D helps brands meet sustainability standards and certifications, including How2Recycle guidance and pre-certification support.
Customer Spotlight: Nutritional Supplements
Opportunity: A leading nutritional supplement and wellness brand partnered with CL&D to improve the recyclability of its protein powder and bar packaging, without sacrificing the premium look customers expect.
Solution: For the protein powder, CL&D developed a paper-aesthetic pouch featuring a soft-touch film for a distinctive feel and a sealant layer with 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. To complement the pouch, CL&D created a cold-seal bar wrap for the protein bars containing 32% PCR content.
Outcome: The new designs achieved both the brand's design and sustainability goals. The protein powder pouch now includes 34% overall PCR content, and together, these changes saved approximately 4,500 pounds of virgin plastic in 2024 for pouches and 2,200 pounds for bar wraps.
Our Own Sustainability Commitments
CL&D holds a Silver EcoVadis rating, placing us in the top 30% of companies for Corporate Social Responsibility. This global assessment covers Environment, Fair Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement, aligned with standards like GRI, UN Global Compact, and ISO 26000.
We actively:
- Conserve energy, water, and raw materials
- Reduce waste and recycle wherever possible
- Prevent pollution and exceed regulatory requirements
- Monitor sustainability performance to drive continuous improvement
- Recycle materials wherever possible
This commitment ensures our packaging solutions enhance recyclability, reduce environmental impact, and support your sustainability goals without compromising performance.
