AMERPLAST TO MARKET SUSTAINABLY SOURCED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MATERIAL
(Barcelona, 17.3.2015) Amerplast has entered into a supply partnership agreement with Braskem, the world leader in the field of biopolymers, to market Green Polyethylene (Green PE) obtained from a renewable source, sugar cane ethanol, to tissue segment.
While environmentally sustainable, Green PE has the performance characteristics of a traditional PE. For Amerplast’s customers such as tissue producers, it offers an environmentally sound alternative for meeting their packaging needs.
Green PE is produced using ethanol, a by-product in sugar production. It contains no fossil raw materials and can be recycled in existing recycling streams. Green PE however has the same quality and technical characteristics as conventional oil based polyethylene. Sugar cane in turn is a 100 % renewable and carbon dioxide depleting resource. Braskem's Green PE removes up to 2.15 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere for each ton produced, from cradle to Braskem’s gate (source: LCA study by E4tech & LCA Works).
“Amerplast is going through an exciting transformation, expanding to new markets and focusing further on innovation and related partnerships. Our goal is to be a leading European packaging company, in tune with customer and market trends”, says Børge Kvamme, Amerplast CEO. “As today's consumers value sustainable packaging, our partnership with Braskem enables us to offer our customers a sustainable and innovative alternative to their packaging needs while contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases”, Kvamme concludes.
“The partnership with Amerplast reinforce the European customers commitment to more sustainable packaging solutions. We are pleased to have Amerplast as a partner in this journey, says Marco Jansen, Braskem’s Renewable Chemicals Commercial Director for Europe and North America.
Polyethylene is the most widely used type of plastic in the world, especially by the automotive industry and manufacturers of cosmetics, packaging, toy, personal hygiene and cleaning products, among others.
For additional information, please contact:
Børge Kvamme
Marco Jansen
Marco JansenAmerplast Braskem
BraskemCEO Renewable Chemicals Commercial Director
Renewable Chemicals Commercial Director borge.kvamme@amerplast.com for Europe and North America
for Europe and North AmericaTel. +358 (0)10 214 2275 marco.jansen@braskem.com
marco.jansen@braskem.com Tel. +31 6 23230590About Amerplast
Amerplast, founded in 1952, is one of Europe's largest flexo printers and bag converters and a leader in innovative packaging solutions, manufacturing high-performance flexible packaging for fast moving consumer goods for both food and non-food categories. The company plays a key role in consumer goods categories such as retail bags, bakery, fresh and frozen food, consumer tissue and personal care, providing optimal logistics and packaging solutions that efficiently support customer business. With manufacturing plants in Finland and Poland and sales offices in Sweden and Russia, Amerplast employs around 420 people and sells to customers in more than twenty countries. Amerplast plants producing food and hygiene packaging are BRC certified (British Retail Consortium) and the company is an officially certified HD quality printing house. www.amerplast.com
About Braskem
Braskem is the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and global leader in biopolymers. With 35 industrial plants in Brazil, the United States and Germany, Braskem produces over 16 million tons of thermoplastic resins and other petrochemical products per year. The company’s 2020 vision is “to be the world leader in sustainable chemistry, innovating to better serve the people.” www.braskem.com
