Husky given innovation award from Coca-Cola China

Efforts towards bottle lightweighting by Bolton, Ont.-based Husky Injection Molding Systems have earned the company the Best Innovation Award by Coca-Cola China.

The award was given to Husky for the development of various lightweighting projects, in particular the company’s EcoBase perform.

“What I really like about the EcoBase preform is that it is both an advance on the sustainable packaging front, as well as a way to help lower the cost of our packaging,” said Dan Coe, chief procurement officer, China Bottlers Procurement Consortium.

The award was presented to Husky representatives as part of Coca-Cola China’s Supplier Sustainability Summit that took place in Shanghai from November 23-24, 2010.