The new design replaces EPS foam with Nefab’s proprietary corrugated structural cushioning, achieving complete plastic elimination while ensuring strong protection and performance. Thanks to its outstanding environmental impact and structural innovation, the project received the China GPA 2025 (Green Packaging Action) Award for Packaging Technology Innovation.
Corrugated Packaging for Outdoor Lighting
This project was specifically designed for Signify’s outdoor lighting range. It utilizes a corrugated structural design, combining engineered folding and cushioning principles to maintain high protective performance while significantly reducing packaging volume and material usage. The solution has undergone extensive drop, vibration and transportation tests, demonstrating reliable protection throughout long-distance shipping and complex supply chain operations.
Recognized for its excellence in plastic elimination, material innovation and resource efficiency, this fiber-based packaging solution earned the China GPA 2025 Packaging Technology Innovation Award. The award celebrates projects that advance the green transformation of the packaging industry and support corporate sustainability goals through design innovation.
Key Benefits
- Fully Plastic-Free: The corrugated structural design replaces traditional EPS, enabling 100% recyclability.
- Compact and Efficient: The innovative foldable structure reduces packaging volume, increases loading efficiency and lowers logistics costs.
- Cost Optimization: Eliminates EPS disposal and recycling costs, reducing landfill waste by 1,395 kg per year and lowering waste handling expenses, making the overall packaging solution more economical and sustainable.
- CO2 Saving: By adopting an all-paper design compatible with existing recycling systems, the solution helps reduce approximately 18 tons of CO₂ emissions per year.
Co-Creating a More Efficient and Sustainable Supply Chain
Jointly developed by Nefab and Signify, this project marks another milestone in the companies’ decade-long partnership. Combining Signify’s product requirements with Nefab’s sustainability expertise, the teams created an innovative solution that balances performance, cost-efficiency and environmental responsibility.