New plastic bin caters for delicate cargoes

A new 528h Jumbo Bin for use
in the agriculture sector and
general industry has just been
launched.
Manufactured by
Mpact Plastic Containers,
a subsidiary of paper and
plastics packaging group
Mpact, this shallow bin,
with a height of 528 mm,
complements the existing
748 mm standard height bin.
The reduced internal height
lends itself to the storage
and transportation of more
delicate products like stone
fruit, avocados, tomatoes
and sultanas that are
prone to bruising. It
can also be used for the
transportation of highquality
wine grapes.
Loutjie De Jongh,
managing director of
Mpact Plastic Containers,
says one of the key benefits of
the product is its durability,
which helps protect the
contents right through to
destination.
“Our customers’ biggest fear
is that their produce will arrive
at its destination damaged,”
says de Jongh, “They rely
on durable, high-quality
packaging to avoid this.”
The fruit export market is
highly competitive, and given
the strict regulations imposed
on South African imports into
the EU, cost management is
everything.
“Players in the
agricultural industry,
particularly exporters, have
to worry about unseasonal
weather conditions,
increasing fuel and
transportation costs, exchange
rate fluctuations and rising
input costs on a daily basis.
By improving and expanding
Mpact’s range of fit-forpurpose
plastic packaging we
are able to deliver a greater
degree of certainty to our
customers’ businesses,” said
De Jongh.
The volume of the 528h bin
is 478L, which is 60% of the
full depth Jumbo Bin, she said.
“The two bins are designed
to stack and interwork
completely, and are rated to
the same maximum top load."
New features include four
way forklift entry, which
allows for handling the bins
from both directions, giving
improved pack density on
trucks and in certain racking
systems. At the same time
standard pallet jacks can be
used, she added.
“Our Jumbo Bin is a
more reliable, sustainable
and profitable plastic
alternative than the wooden
bin traditionally used in the
agricultural industry,” adds De
Jongh. The bins are available
ex works Brits in the North
West and Atlantis in the
Western Cape.