WineLoc Packaging Products, a subsidiary of ACH Foam Technologies, has launched an expanded polystyrene (EPS) wine shipping container that is said to offer cost-effective protection and superior thermal performance for wine shipments. WineLoc EPS and molded-pulp wine shipping containers are available online and are distributed nationwide from the company’s headquarters in Napa, CA.

Containing recycled material, the shippers offer superior durability, according to Erich Brandt, senior vice president of sales and marketing, and reduce supply chain waste caused by broken and damaged goods during shipment.

WineLoc’s EPS wine shipper also saves wineries the worry of spoilage due to temperature changes in transit. “The delicate nuances of fine wines are now protected by our EPS containers as they travel through varied climate changes en route to distribution channels,” said Brandt. EPS wine shippers are 90% air, contain recycled content, and can be sent back to WineLoc for recycling into new products.

All scrap EPS material generated during WineLoc’s EPS manufacturing is ground up and incorporated into new products. The closed-loop manufacturing process can incorporate recycled content and meets or exceeds federal standards for recycled content in EPS.

WineLoc offers shippers designed for single bottles, multiple bottles, and oversized bottles of wine or champagne, in both EPS and molded pulp styles.