Total has introduced range of recycled HDPE circular grades for blow moulding. The grades contain 50% post-consumer recycled materials. Bottles produced from these HDPE grades are for use in consumer products packing. It is claimed that performances are close to prime grades, excellent surface finish and food approved.

For more information www.polymers.totalenergies.com

Trioworld, Sweden a flexible packaging manufacturer has successfully developed 5-layer 50-70 micron “PCR Packaging” film with post-consumer waste LDPE recycled material in one of the layers. The film meets European Food Contact Regulations (EU 10/2011 articles). Films produced by the multilayer “Loop” concept of Trioworld is specially designed for frozen food packaging applications.

At the 16th EUBP Conference 2021, European Bioplastics presented a very positive outlook for the global bioplastics industry. Production is set to be 7.5 million tonns over the next five years from 2.4 million tonnes according to market data which was compiled in cooperation with the novaInstitute, Germany. PBS (polybutylene succinate) and bio-based PAs (polyamides) are the main drivers of this impressive growth. The production of polylactic acid (PLA) will also continue to grow due to further investments in PLA production sites in Asia, the US, and in Europe. Production capacities of bio-based polyolefins, such as PE (polyethylene) and PP (polypropylene), increased as well. Bio-based, non-biodegradable plastics, including the drop-in solutions bio-based PE and bio-based PET (polyethylene terephthalate), as well as bio-based PA (polyamides), make up for almost 36 percent (0.8 million tonnes). Packaging remain the largest application (48%) of Bio-based plastics.

(Bioplastic Magazine, Dec’21)

The promise of endlessly recycled PET plastic is one step closer as the Consortium of Carbios, L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, Pepsi Co and Suntory Beverage and Food Europe announced the successful production of the world’s first food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic. Each Consortium company has successfully manufactured sample bottles based on Carbios’ enzymatic PET recycling technology for some of their leading products including: Biotherm, Perrier, Pepsi Max and Orangina. Carbios’ patented enzymatic PET recycling process enables a wide variety of PET plastics to be recycled into virgin quality, food grade rPET. PET plastics can now be brought back into a continuous circular system of recycling.

Courtesy: Plastics Today, June 24, 2021

Alpla, an international blow moulder, manufacturing facilities in 45 countries including in India has announced the use of 30-40% recycled HDPE in milk and juice bottles. Alpla United Kingdom use food grade recycled HDPE from discarded HDPE milk bottles. UK is producing approx. 26,000 tons of recycled food grade HDPE

For more information www.alpla.com