03 Nov 2023 --- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ distributor Menzies Distribution is launching Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) drives with Ball Packaging. Menzies Distribution has successfully introduced HVO onto the Ball Packaging contract and operates a national fleet of over 500 HGV vehicles. HVO is an environmentally sustainable fuel source with a lower carbon footprint than diesel and can reduce CO2 emissions by c. 90% according to its manufacturers. It can be used as the primary fuel source for the vehicle or used in conjunction with diesel to improve CO2 emissions without change to the existing engine or additional maintenance of the vehicles. Mark Haslam, Ball Corporation’s logistics director EMEA, tells Packaging Insights: “We’ve established clear touch points throughout 2024 to monitor our progress: Measure our performance and ensure we remain on track. We have a couple of other ideas in mind how to expand this project should this trial be successful and we will be in discussions with our customers to achieve even greater CO2 reductions together.”
