The initiative is part of Engen Xtreme’s Beyond Oil platform, which explores recycling and opportunities to create value beyond the brand’s core products.
Resealable fibre trays fill a food-sector gap, prepared meals and fresh produce need protective, resealable packs that cut plastic per retailer demands, if supply volumes and seal reliability hold at scale.
Norwegian exemptions hinge on national shelf-life/distribution interpretation, demonstrable protection needs qualify; viable alternatives face full restrictions.
Packaging fits standard roll-fed bottling lines, existing equipment usable; buyers get cartons alone or bundled with consumables, fillers, support.
Qualifying plastic packaging components manufactured in or imported into the UK with less than 30% recycled plastic are subject to the tax, with exemptions and other conditions applying.
By connecting packaging to digital storytelling, QR codes drive consumer engagement beyond purchase, giving FMCG brands another differentiation tool in a crowded category.
By blending coarse-grained recycled material with fine metal powder, the process reduces reliance on costly additive-manufacturing powders; conventional aerospace component machining, meanwhile, leads to substantial material loss.
Project: vulnerable women/children’s needs + health, school attendance, textile recycling, bank’s sustainable-solution, civil-society partnership model.
New complex: existing facility + expansion land; targets Oman, exports to Yemen and Africa, says chairman Alesayi.
French capacity expansion serves drug makers needing compliance, short leads, supply continuity; scale funds equipment/quality beyond smaller ops.