Responsible manufacturing at Tradepack is not a separate initiative. It is built into the way the plant is powered, the materials we specify and the way the line is designed.
Energy
The plant is supplied on a zero carbon electricity tariff, backed by a mix of Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs) and nuclear declarations. The published fuel mix for that supply, for the fuel mix year April 2024 to March 2025, is 79% nuclear and 21% renewables, with no coal, gas or other fuels, and carbon emissions of zero grams of CO2 per kWh. The UK average over the same period was 205 grams.
For a customer reporting on their own footprint, that means the electricity used to manufacture their packaging can be reported as zero grams of CO2 per kWh for Scope 2 emissions under the market-based method.
Machinery has been modernised and adapted to run single-pass production, so each pack is handled once, which keeps energy use per unit low across high-volume runs.
Materials
Corrugated board goes back into the paper recycling stream at end of life. Where a customer requires it, we can specify board from renewable and sustainably managed sources; that is a customer choice rather than something we stipulate. We do not use plastic laminates or coatings, so the packs we make stay fully recyclable.
Inks and adhesives
Where print is required we use water-based flexographic inks. Our hot-melt adhesive, used for gluing and peel and seal application, is certified 81% from renewable sources and carbon negative.
Design
The most effective reduction is the board that never gets used. Our CAD team reduces blank sizes and moves designs to lighter flute grades wherever performance allows, lowering material consumption and freight weight at the same time.
Supporting your reporting
Distributors increasingly report on the packaging they sell. We provide the material, ink, adhesive and electricity details needed to support that reporting for the products we manufacture, including the fuel mix behind our zero carbon supply.
