January 2023
Together, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and StePac Ltd. (Tefen, Israel) are developing the next wave of environmentally friendly packaging designed especially for the fresh produce industry. By providing StePac with its chemically recycled polyamide 6 (Ultimate® CcycledTM), BASF will give its partner more options to raise the bar for contact-sensitive packaging formats in the circular economy.
Plastics that have undergone chemical recycling are being used for the first time to package fresh perishables. StePac is a company that specializes in creating cutting-edge functional packaging solutions. Recently, the company received REDcert2 certification for using chemically recycled polyamide 6 in its products that are designed for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP).
May 2023
By 2030, Arkema plans to achieve even higher goals throughout its entire value chain, as approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). As of 2019, the Group's new goal is to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 54% for Scope 3 and 48.5% for Scopes 1+2 by 2030.
The Group's action plan is centred around key levers to meet this new commitment, such as increasing the proportion of low-carbon electricity and steam used at its facilities. In an effort to lessen the carbon footprint of its high-performance, bio-based Rilsan polyamide 11 and Pebax Rnew elastomer ranges, Arkema recently inked a significant supply agreement with ENGIE for the delivery of 300 GWh of biomethane annually to France.
The Group is dedicated to implementing measures throughout its whole value chain to mitigate its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, with the goal of bringing its emissions down from 152 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2019 to 70 million tonnes in 2030.
Key Companies in the Long-chain Polyamide market include