Source: PackagingInsights
The company emphasizes the key benefits of this new packaging, including:
The PIR content in Luminy PLA repurposes high-quality manufacturing scraps that would typically end up in landfills or be incinerated.
Sustainability doesn’t stop with what’s inside the bag, it extends to how we deliver it. By incorporating recycled content into our packaging, we’re reducing waste, saving resources, and lowering our overall carbon footprint.
Monda van Eijl, senior product manager at TotalEnergies Corbion.
This innovative packaging is designed to lower emissions throughout the production supply chain by minimizing the reliance on virgin raw materials.
Recently, TotalEnergies Corbion has begun distributing its bioplastic products in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Coveris has expanded its MonoFlexLite E portfolio—made with a single-layer polyethylene material—to include a recyclable solution with up to 45% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, specifically engineered for wet wipe and cosmetics applications.
A Penteadora SA has successfully started up a complete mechanical textile recycling line and a needlepunch nonwoven line supplied by ANDRITZ at its production site in Unhais da Serra, Portugal.
The European Commission has adopted new EU-wide rules establishing the first official methodology for calculating, verifying, and reporting chemically recycled content in single-use plastic beverage bottles, primarily those made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Part of the Commission's broader plastics package, the initiative aims to create a transparent, level playing field and provide critical investment security for the European plastics recycling sector.