FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

SOLUTIONS FOR CHEMICAL

MANUFACTURERS

April 23, 2013

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.

What is Rigid Packaging?

Transition to Flexible Packaging

Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine

“Putting Dashboard Systems to Work” Nov 2012

Fuel and gas consumption

Waste removal and recycling data

Water usage

Transportation costs

Cost savings

Sustainability

Improved logistics

1 truckload of collapsed empty IBCs = 4.3 truckloads of drums

Benefits of Flexible Packaging

Benefits of Flexible Packaging

Sustainability

Waste reduction

Reduced storage

Reduced greenhouse gas

Minimizes environmental impact

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

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

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

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

New Product Innovations

Stand Alone Bag

Alternative to traditional bag-in-box

Less packaging

Reduced transportation

Less disposal

Easy to carry

Summary

Flexible packaging provides more value with less

packaging.

Cradle to grave supply chain management