Envicco, an advanced food-grade recycled plastic resin production plant jointly owned by ALPLA Group and GC, will produce the recycled plastic pallets as per international standards
The plastic resins will be used to make packaging for the food and beverages market in Thailand. (Credit: PR Newswire/ PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited)
Thailand-based Global Chemical Public Company (GC) and ALPLA Group have partnered to develop new packaging using 100% post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PCR PET) plastic resins.
The plastic resins, manufactured under the InnoEco brand, will be used to make packaging for the food and beverages market in Thailand.
Envicco, an advanced food-grade recycled plastic resin production plant jointly owned by ALPLA Group and GC, will produce the recycled plastic pallets as per international standards.
GC CEO and president Kongkrapan Intarajang said: “Once again, GC has received good news, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand has certified that the PCR PET plastic resins produced by Envicco factory under the InnoEco brand are suitable for use in the food and beverage industry, as they meet international standards for food-grade plastic resins.
“Envicco had previously received certification from the US Food and Drug Administration.
“This recent certification from Thailand’s FDA reinforces the quality of the PCR PET plastic resins, which are highly regarded for their exceptional purity, safety, absence of impurities, and lack of contaminated residue. As a result, consumers can be completely confident in their safe use.”
Operational since September last year, Envicco can make up to 45,000 tonnes of high-quality PCR PET and PCR HDPE (high-density polyethylene) plastic resins per year.
The plant is situated in an economic zone on the coast of the southeastern province of Rayong and has the latest recycling technology and production lines.
GC said that the InnoEco PCR PET is certified as suitable for use in the food and beverage sector by the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Public Health.
As of now, the chemical company is ready to supply InnoEco PCR PET to producers both domestically and internationally.
ALPLA Group chairman Günther Lehner said: “The FDA certification is another important milestone for our joint venture towards establishing a bottle-to-bottle cycle in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
“It proves our many years of expertise in the treatment and processing of packaging made from post-consumer recycled resins and expands our fields of action in reducing carbon emissions and waste through optimised resource consumption.”