Industry News CON-JUL21-EMERSON QUARTER:CON-JUL21-EMERSON QUARTER 18 Editor’s Note Welcome to the November issue of Converter.
A new issue, a new Prime Minister – what more needs to be said? In more interesting news, COP27 is currently taking place in Egypt, concluding on 18 November. Before the Conference even started, a significant statement was made through the installation of the world’s largest plastic pyramid in the Egyptian desert – a project from Australian wine brand The Hidden Sea partnered with Zero Co. The most shocking element of this public art installation is the scale – some 33 feet high and weighing around 18 metric tons – and made up entirely from plastic waste recovered solely from the River Nile.
The installation was aimed at consumers and plastic clean-up, but within the same topic at the conference, Coca-Cola - said to be the world’s largest single use plastics user - came under fire for increasing its use of virgin plastics by a quite significant 3.5% between 2019 and 2021. Whether anything significant comes out of COP27 as regards plastics remains to be seen, but there has certainly been a real impact in terms of awareness of the role plastics play in carbon emissions , illegal traffic of plastics and how far off track we are to meet the Paris Agreement commitments.
Lynn Sencicle Editor
lsencicle@datateam.co.uk
TekniPlex Consumer Products acquires Ematec
Mexico-based manufacturer is the newest move from TekniPlex to continue its expansion in molded fiber.
Moulded fibre is a renewable bio-based material derived from 100% natural, typically-recycled paper and cardboard fibers, making it highly attractive to brands seeking to expand their bio-based packaging offerings. Ematec also offers a line of post-consumer recycled PET plastic containers such as egg cartons, clamshells, and others.
Following the acquisitions of Keyes and Fibro, acquiring Ematec adds to TekniPlex’s substantial fiber-based solutions portfolio, and leverages its materials science insights and customer relationships. Overall, TekniPlex Consumer Products is becoming increasingly materials diverse, providing fresh foods companies with a broad range of packing and packaging solutions to help stand out in the perimeter of supermarkets.
“Ematec bolsters our commitment to leadership in the fresh foods and foodservice categories, reinforcing our strategy to focus on helping our customers win in the perimeter of the store,” said Eldon Schaffer, CEO of TekniPlex Consumer Products. “Ematec has a solid reputation for developing and commercializing packaging solutions for the segments it serves, and we’re proud to create a powerful fiber solution leveraging the combined strengths of Keyes, Fibro, Ematec, and TekniPlex.” The acquisition is the latest in a series of strategic moves by TekniPlex in the consumer goods space, especially in fresh food and foodservice solutions. It aims to boost the company’s growth based on its ‘Sustainability And’ approach, combining sustainability-minded materials science solutions with its customers’ business needs such as product performance, supply assurance, competitiveness, and more. Ematec has been in business for over half a century, and has deep roots in the Americas.
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