Sustainable Packaging

The Die and Screw design is a core RecTech component, part of the company’s broader tech programme to meet evolving flexible packaging needs, especially recyclable film production.

The new packaging blends nutritional value, cultural authenticity, and modern appeal, with the company promising every sip and spoonful still celebrates freshness and taste.

The move reflects the packaging industry’s broader shift to simpler, circular solutions, as brands cut material complexity while maintaining performance for commercial distribution.

The plastic saved depends on the punnet size and flow-wrap replaced, but the transition still represents a major reduction in single-use plastic across fresh produce.

Integrated capabilities, masterbatch, BOPP, coating, and metallisation across the group, ensure consistent quality and faster development for Asia’s expanding packaging market.

According to IMARC Group, tighter government curbs on single-use plastics and rising consumer demand for green alternatives are accelerating South Africa’s shift toward paper-based packaging.

With Time Technoplast already holding 74.86% of TPL Plastech, the merger will fold the subsidiary’s industrial packaging business directly into the parent company’s broader portfolio.

The potential divestment follows Ardagh Group’s November restructuring, bondholders took control in a recapitalisation that converted US$4.2B of debt to equity and injected US$1.5B in fresh capital.

The pallet’s three closed runners and uniform size make it automation-friendly, and its Euro-pallet dimensions enable a seamless transition without specification changes.

Under the partnership, Indorama contributes recycled PET and packaging manufacturing expertise, while Suntory provides FtoP technology and operational know-how from Japan.