Reusable plastic packaging in the automotive industry

There is no doubt that every industry today must align its operations with the principles of sustainability. Among the many ways to solve sustainability challenges, the most important are effective supply chains and the selection of transport and logistics solutions.

So, one of the important factors in that process is the replacement of disposable cardboard packaging with reusable plastic packaging.

The company Tokić recognized the benefits of using reusable plastic packaging from the company Elog, which makes a significant contribution to reducing cardboard waste with daily use.

Elog's reusable plastic packaging, with its special design, greatly simplifies processes in the supply chain and optimizes logistics flows. It is designed in such a way that, with its robust construction, it allows products to be commissioned to the maximum utilization of the vehicle fleet, without endangering the stability of the overall range or product safety.

The maximum utilization of the vehicle fleet has a significant impact on fossil fuel consumption! By using Elog's reusable plastic packaging, numerous benefits are realized - from ecological ones in the form of reducing the amount of waste and CO2 emissions, to social and economic advantages in cost management and a general increase in profitability.

The Tokić company has just recognized all these advantages.

Darko Jovin, Executive Director of the Tokić supply chain

"There are solutions that, through their operational efficiency, make a comprehensive contribution to sustainable business, and even to ecology. Although plastic crates, such as Elog boxes, with which we save extremely large amounts of cardboard, and at the same time save trees. In addition, the delivery of parts with them is safer, more orderly and more precise."

Tokić, as a leading regional distributor of auto parts, service equipment and tires, uses reusable plastic packaging from the company Elog in its central logistics distribution centers. The Tokić Group manages two logistics centers, Tokić's in Sesvete in Croatia and Bartog's in Mirna Peča in Slovenia, with a total of over 36,000 m2, and about 10 regionally distributed HUBs. Crates are used on daily deliveries, with over 200 vehicles covering over 6 million kilometers per year.

Tokić Group in Croatia and Slovenia employs over 1,100 employees, manages over 400,000 different items and over 300 different brands that it distributes through a network of 140 branches.