CKF Inc. has unveiled a new production line for its certified home-compostable and recycleable food packaging, Earthcycle, at the Langley B.C. factory, supporting its commitment to growing the sustainable packaging market.

Earthcycle services growers, packers, and retail customers with FSC certified, home-compostable and widely recyclable packaging for the fresh fruit and vegetable markets.

The addition of the production line speaks to consumers’ demand for more environmentally sustainable packaging.

"Earthcycle's expansion in Langley is driven by rising demands for packaging that reduces carbon footprints, aligns with recycling streams, and satisfies consumers' desire for sustainable options,” said Ian Anderson, president CKF, Inc.

The new Earthcycle production line will create 20 new full-time jobs at the Langley factory, which currently employs 325 of the company’s 1,100 employees at eight plants, six of which are in Canada.

The new production line will both reduce Earthcycle’s transportation footprint and open distribution to new markets. "Langley's strategic location near major markets in California, the Pacific Northwest, and western Canada, coupled with access to global trade routes, strengthens our production capabilities. It also serves as a hub for further Earthcycle innovation, expanding the product line into new market applications,” said Anderson.

The west coast Canadian production, which uses the latest servo-actuation technology, combined with the original Earthcycle production facilities located in Hantsport, Nova Scotia, makes CKF the largest thermoformed moulded pulp manufacturer for the fruit and vegetable packaging market across the globe.

Source:  CKF Inc. June 22, 2023 news release