Coca Cola awarded ABRE 2014 beverage packaging prize for using Tetra Pak’s bio-based cartons

Tetra Pak is currently in discussion for the discovery of bio-based cartons prepared with LDPE i.e. Low Density Polyethylene films developed from sugarcane. Now, Del Valle Reserva Juice of Coca Cola has been awarded with the 2014 ABRE awards Beverage packaging prize for being the first brand to utilize tetra Pak cartons. The important fact to be taken under consideration in this series is that this brand in Tetra Prisma has over 200 million customers in Brazil per annum. As per the business strategy, Del Valle Brand of Coca Cola has been introduced with bio-based cartons 13 billion packs to over 150 customers in April 2014. According to a report, utilization of LDPE promotes the renewable content up to 78 percent in tetra Aseptic packing by Coca Cola.

Read more about the deal here at -  http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/coca-cola-bags-packaging-award-for-use-of-tetra-pak-bio-based-plastic-cartons/11215

According to the Technics and Logistics vice president of Coca Cola, Brazil, Rino Abbondi, Tetra Pak is reputed for its leading position and expertise in application of renewable resources. This makes the company outstanding in the series of groups using green technology and eco friendly strategies to save environment. Del Valle, is an effort for participation in innovative environment friendly deals. The company’s management is pleased to know that Coca Cola won this prize.

Metabolix to plan full focus on biopolymer business by selling the Germany subsidiary to Akro Plastic GmbH

Assets of subsidiary of Metabolix Inc. based in Germany have been purchased by Akro Plastic GmbH, a plastic compounder of the country. Although terms about this deal have not been revealed by the companies still it is known that all the European Employees of Metabolix will be working at Akro Plastic, Germany. Metabolix made a declaration on September that further plans of the company are being discontinued for operations in the country and resources are being focused totally for the core biopolymer business. According to the announcement, the company will stop all the operations by the completion of 2014. Also, the company was said to be in search of buyer for all assets of the subsidiary on September. As per the planning of focusing on core biopolymer business, Metabolix was in search of the right buyer for German subsidiary of the company.

Read more about the deal here at – http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20141024/NEWS/141029923/akro-plastic-buying-german-subsidiary-from-metabolix

Akro-Plastic is ready for acquirement of technology of MVERA B5011 and B5010 products with special inventory, MVERA trademark and contracts. Further, a point to be noticed is that both the companies are going to work together on production of PHA material and blends. As per estimation, the company will face certain loss also due to disposal of discontinued operations.

CO2 to be applied in the latest process of biodegradable plastic development

Bio-based plastics are in trend nowadays for their eco-friendly property. Actually, these plastics are developed through plant based raw materials that can be digested by micro-organisms easily; production of bio-plastics takes place through a technique using CO2. Degradation of bio-plastics intro water and CO2 is really a better idea than the process of degradation takes place in conventional plastic. As per the announcement done during the last week of October by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, a team of researchers from Ajou University has introduced the technique of bio-plastics production utilizing CO2.

Lee Boon Yeol, the leader of this research team states that this new method is good from the economy point of view as it is efficient enough to lower the cost of polymers during maintenance of mechanical and thermal properties. The best thing to know about the modern polymers is that they are awesome for production of bio-plastics as well as for development of bio-films, bio-packaging materials and medical devices too.


Read full story about the method of bio-plastic production here at - http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/6952/biodegradable-plastics-korean-research-team-develops-tech-make-biodegradable-plastics


Another important thing to notice here is that the advance method is highly sophisticated for production of bio-plastics within short time period. These bio-plastics are useful for resolving the problems affiliated with solid waste management.

German Association AVK prepared a report on market of glass fiber reinforced plastic

German Association AVK has prepared a report on about the glass fiber reinforced plastic manufactured in Europe. As per the report, GRP in the European industry has been planned to increase the growth by over 2 percent that will reach up to 1.04 million tones after this increment.  More to know according to the report is that the national automotive industry has raised sales of reinforced plastic in the country and that’s how, the country is being benefitted by the GRP sales and SMC manufacturers so that an increase of 3 percent in growth of the plastic industry in 2014 has been seen.

Read more about the deal here at – http://m.europeanplasticsnews.com/story.html?id=5126

When it comes upon the discussion of GRP pipes and tanks which have been manufactured utilizing the filament winding processes and centrifugal casting, their market in country is stagnant now; while results were better for the same in 2013. On the other hand, when it comes upon the production and sales of resin transfer molding, the industry has secured up to 5 percent growth in this field and shown better results in 2014 than last year. According to AVK, there is no lack of growth opportunities especially when one talk about the market of pipes still things are not favorable for them in Europe and same products are working well outside the country.