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At the AGRAVIA 2026 exhibition, industry participants discussed a shift toward polymer containers for potato storage in place of wooden bins. Presenters said plastic bins last two to three times longer than wooden ones and are considerably easier to clean and sanitize, which matters both for hygiene and for limiting disease carryover between storage seasons. Trial results cited at the event point to a 1.5-2% reduction in produce shrinkage, a meaningful gain given the volumes commercial operations handle. The company Ai-Plast, working with petrochemical group SIBUR, is currently testing containers with a 1.3-tonne capacity. The article frames this as part of a broader move to modernize post-harvest infrastructure and adopt materials that better support quality retention and operational efficiency. It gives no completion date for the Ai-Plast/SIBUR trials, no price comparison with wooden bins, and no named independent test body beyond "presentations" at the exhibition.