Amcor to use advanced recycling materials in packaging

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Global packaging company Amcor is the first company to purchase certified circular polyethylene material using ExxonMobil’s Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling.

Amcor will use the new material across its global portfolio, providing customers in healthcare and food industries with more recycled content in a variety of solutions and applications.

Increasing the use of advance recycling materials, such as circular polymers, is one way Amcor is meeting its sustainability pledge to develop all of its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025.

The use of these materials will significantly add to the 113,000 metric tons of recycled material Amcor used in its packaging in fiscal year 2021.

The technology behind advance recycling materials allows plastic waste to be converted into brand new products that are no different in quality and performance from ones made with virgin raw materials, providing customers peace of mind and the benefit of increasing the use of recycled content in their packaging.

“Using advanced recycled materials is yet another step forward in Amcor meeting the challenges of our industry and offering our customers more sustainable packaging solutions,” said Peter Konieczny, Amcor Chief Commercial Officer.

“By leveraging ExxonMobil’s Exxtend technology across our global product portfolio, Amcor is providing a true differentiator for our customers and the environment.”

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content.

David Hergenrether, Vice President, Polyethylene, ExxonMobil said he looked forward to working with Amcor to develop products that meet customer expectations for high-performance PE products, while helping to recycle plastic waste.

Using its Exxtend technology, ExxonMobil offers certified circular polymers with the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC PLUS) certification, which is widely recognised as an effective standard for certifying the circularity of chemical products that result from advanced recycling operations via mass balance attribution.

For more information, visit: www.amcor.com

 

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