Cyklop, a global packaging leader, is partnering with Evertreen to plant 1,000 trees in 13 countries as a major Earth Day 2025 initiative.
Evertreen is an international organization dedicated to combating deforestation and supporting global reforestation efforts.
Working together, Cyklop and Evertreen are creating the Cyklop Forest, which is a living symbol of Cyklop’s long-standing commitment to sustainability. Cyklop is planting trees in the following countries (the company operates facilities in all 13 countries as well as 14 others): Belgium, Brazil, British Columbia, England, Germany, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, The Netherlands, the United States of America.
This year, Earth Day is being celebrated around the world on Tuesday, April 22. The date marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
Cyklop’s collaboration with Evertreen reinforces its dedication to environmentally conscious innovation. The company will support the planting of 250 trees every quarter over the next year. This equals 182.00 tonnes of C02 being offset. Cyklop is committed to making a tangible contribution to environmental restoration, carbon capture, and social development in regions most affected by climate change and deforestation.
The ongoing results and environmental impact of the Cyklop Forest can be tracked publicly via the company’s Evertreen dashboard.
“Planting the Cyklop Forest is not just a symbolic gesture – it is a direct extension of our core values and our commitment to sustainability in the packaging industry,” said Marc Berger, chief marketing officer for Cyklop. “By working with Evertreen, we are reinforcing our responsibility to address global climate challenges. This initiative reflects our belief that sustainability must be woven into every level of business, from the materials we develop to the ecosystems we help protect.”
A Legacy of Sustainability
Cyklop has long integrated sustainability into its operations, products, and global facilities. With more than 500 patents and operations in 27 countries, the company continues to lead through green innovation. Here are just a few of the ways Cyklop is creating lasting environmental impact:
- Plastic Recycling in Italy and Malaysia: Cyklop manufactures Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) for strapping material in Italy and Malaysia. The company collects more than 18,000 tons of plastic per year to turn into straps. Cyklop’s PET straps are made of 80 percent recycled material and are 100 percent recyclable after use.
- Solar Panels in Spain: In June 2024, Cyklop Spain fully commissioned its manufacturing plant with solar panels in Les Franqueses, Barcelona. This impressive step toward energy self-sufficiency led to addressing 70 percent of the company’s consumption at peak sun hours at full capacity. With this initiative, Cyklop promotes energy self-consumption by limiting the use of air conditioners, significantly contributing to the reduction of its carbon footprint. This initiative has resulted in a more comfortable environment for office and production employees.
- Heat Reduction in Germany: The Cyklop energy management plan in Germany is ISO 50001 certified. The energy team regularly meets every month to discuss the various aspects of energy consumption and energy data that have been identified and to discuss further improvement activities. In 2020, the team set the specific energy consumption baseline for the year and defined corresponding targets. Since then, the Cyklop German team has been able to reduce the energy consumption for PET production by 20 percent. In addition, this team has implemented technical measures, such as heat recovery. In 2022, the German team set out to recover wasted heat from the PET strapping production facility and heat the 5,000 square-meter logistics hall. This resulted in saving approximately 350,000 kilowatt hours of heating energy per year, which was previously generated by burning heating oil.
- Reverse Logistics Process in Brazil: In 2022, Cyklop began collaborating with a customer organization that consciously and economically disposes of waste generated from production activities. This project provides a destination for the PET strapping waste collected and used by the customer’s manufacturing units. The customer then sends the discarded straps from its production process to Cyklop for the regulated inspection, grinding and selection of the materials. Ninety percent of the raw material is used for the manufacturing of new strapping rolls and is returned to the customer.
These measures empower Cyklop customers to reduce material usage, minimize waste, and transition to recyclable, eco-conscious packaging options without sacrificing performance. Here are some ways that Cyklop helps its customers to adopt more sustainable practices for their packaging materials:
- Replacing plastic with elastic or string in bundling applications.
- Using paper tape and paper strapping tape which are fully recyclable.
- Reducing the volume of the stretch film with pre-stretch (up to 450 percent) or by wrapping with thinner film, like Cyklop’s nano film, which uses up to 70 percent less plastic.
- Understanding that safely securing goods can often be done using less packaging material.
About Cyklop
Cyklop is a global leader in comprehensive packaging and coding solutions that is committed to ensuring the efficient and reliable protection of goods and packages across many industries. Established in 1912 and headquartered in The Netherlands, Cyklop is recognized as a trusted partner that delivers innovative solutions to help customers increase profitability and reduce risks. The company employs more than 1,200 people in 27 countries. Cyklop’s product portfolio consists of machines for coding and marking, case erecting and taping, bundling, wrapping, and strapping. In addition to equipment, are the corresponding consumables including ink manufacturing happening on three continents.
With more than 600 patents, 30 in the last two years, and numerous international certifications, Cyklop continues to lead the way in research, development, and environmentally conscious innovation. Cyklop is deeply committed to sustainability initiatives that focus on reducing energy usage and reusing and recycling plastics. By integrating sustainability practices into its operations, Cyklop empowers its customers to minimize material usage and embrace eco-friendly practices
