Plastics

INDONESIA – PT ALBA Tridi Plastics Recycling Indonesia, an ALBA Group Asia company, has signed a US$44.2 million blue loan deal with Asian Development Bank…

SOUTH AFRICA – Paper and packaging group Sappi Southern Africa has joined forces with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) to launch the Sappi Chair…

USA – The Coca-Cola Company has been criticized by environmental group Oceana for falling behind on its reusable packaging goal, pledging 25% reusable packaging globally…

SOUTH AFRICA – Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Barbara Creecy, has issued a clarion call for urgent action to combat the escalating…

NORTH AMERICA – American chocolate manufacturer, Hershey claims, in its ESG report that it is “hindered by an insufficient reliable supply of food grade material.”…

KENYA – Three startups in Mombasa County have been awarded US$50,000 (KES7.2 million) for their unique innovations designed to curb plastic pollution in the coastal…

NORTH AMERICA – The Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund has received a US$10 million investment from Japanese multinational banking and financial services institution Sumitomo Mitsui…

KENYA – The Kenya PET Recycling Company Limited, (PETCO Kenya) has transitioned to Packaging Producer Responsibility Organization (PAKPRO) in a bid to accelerate recycling of…

CHINA – Technology specialist in polylactic acid (PLA) and lactide monomers, TotalEnergies Corbion has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bluepha to accelerate the…

AUSTRALIA – Melbourne-based paper, packaging and recycling company, Visy has secured US$31.25 million (A$48m) to upgrade its recycling and remanufacturing facility in Gibson Island, Queensland,…