PakTech unravels recycled plastic versus fiber debate as manufacturing challenges persist

These increasing volumes of sold PCR products for the agri sector, show how well our circular solution for bale wrap has been received by the market. It is a solution for the future, and we can proudly say that we are leading the way together with our customers and partners. Trioworld can offer a premium Loop alternative for each product in the agricultural stretch portfolio, even the most efficient and high-performance products such as 19 µm and mantle films. Being able to achieve a constant and reliable premium quality, also in these demanding applications, is possible because we recycle the used bale wrap into new raw material in our own recycling sites and can therefor secure the quality throughout the whole process. In 2024, we also ramped up our in-house recycling capacity, which is the outcome of our significant investment at the Trioworld Reviva site in Korsberga, Sweden. Our efforts in driving the transition to a circular solution within bale wrap has also just been acknowledged at this year’s Recycling Gala, hosted on November 28th in Stockholm, Sweden, where we were able to claim first place in the category "Circular Initiative of the Year".

Smurfit Kappa has announced a further investment of over €25 million at its Pruszkow ‘mega-plant’ located in central Poland. This investment forms part of the accelerated capital investment programme following the company’s €660 million equity capital raise which took place in November 2020. This latest investment will double the output from the facility and result in the creation of 25 new jobs, bringing employment to more than 230 staff at the location. Construction is due to commence in July of this year and be completed during 2022. Upon completion, the newly expanded facility will be 37,500 metres2, making it Smurfit Kappa’s largest facility in Poland and one of the largest facilities for Smurfit Kappa in Europe. The customer portfolio includes some of the leading brands in the FMCG food and beverage sectors and serves both international and local customers.

The movement to save the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests from ending up as take-out containers, shoe boxes, or other paper packaging just got kicked up a notch. Crown Van Gelder is thrilled to join a cadre of companies in the Pack4Good [and Canopy Planet] in committing to eliminate controversial forest fibre from our packaging, while exploring Next Generation Solutions for packaging made from alternative sources. Crown Van Gelder’s papers are 99% bio based; pulp sourced from sustainably managed forests, sugar beet pulp, starch, natural pigments and surface water. Only a few auxiliary materials, colouring agents and glues are not bio based; natural gas is used as an energy source in the manufacturing process. After two years of research in 2020 Crown Van Gelder developed Crown Native with the Dutch agricultural cooperative Cosun Beet Company as a strategic partner. The agricultural process residue from Cosun’s production process, beet pulp, forms a valuable resource for the paper and Crown Van Gelder succeeded in creating paper with 20% beet pulp, thus achieving environmental gains in several areas.