{"id":1780,"date":"2024-08-21T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T17:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2024-08-21T13:39:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T17:39:21","slug":"winpak-and-sk-geo-centric-partner-to-develop-recycled-packaging-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1780","title":{"rendered":"Winpak and SK Geo Centric Partner to Develop Recycled Packaging Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winpak.com\/home\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Winpak Ltd.<\/a> (\u201cWinpak\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) and <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.skgeocentric.com\/\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SK Geo Centric<\/a> (SKGC) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a global strategic partnership for the supply of packaging materials from recycled plastic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MOU outlines the mutual intent of SKGC to supply sustainable packaging materials, including pyrolysis-based polyethylene\/polypropylene materials, and Winpak to purchase these materials. Both companies are committed to exploring innovative solutions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/2678-sustainable-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sustainable packaging<\/a> and reducing environmental impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winpak manufactures and distributes high-quality packaging materials and innovative packaging machines, primarily used for the protection of perishable foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/3033-personal-care-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">personal care<\/a>. Winpak maintains its position as a leading packaging solutions manufacturer with a sharp focus on technological innovation and sustainability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Key objectives of the MOU include investigating the technical and commercial feasibility of the partnership, exploring various options for the supply and purchase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/3778-flexible-packaging-materials-services\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">packaging materials<\/a>, and potentially entering into a binding agreement to formalize the details of the commercial relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This partnership represents a significant first step towards our shared goal of promoting sustainable practices in the packaging industry,&#8221; said Woo hyuk Choi, Vice President, Solution Business division at SK Geo Centric. &#8220;We are excited to collaborate with Winpak to explore new ways of incorporating recycled materials into our packaging solutions.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are committed to driving positive change through sustainable packaging solutions,&#8221; added Mustafa Bilgen, Vice President, Technology &amp; Innovations at Winpak. &#8220;This partnership with SK Geo Centric aligns with our vision to provide the best packaging solutions for people and planet.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MOU sets out the principal terms and conditions of the partnership and is a first step towards establishing a comprehensive agreement between SK Geo Centric and Winpak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104925-winpak-and-sk-geo-centric-partner-to-develop-recycled-packaging-materials\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winpak Ltd. (\u201cWinpak\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) and SK Geo Centric (SKGC) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a global strategic partnership for the supply of packaging materials from recycled plastic.\u00a0 The MOU outlines the mutual intent of SKGC to supply sustainable packaging materials, including pyrolysis-based polyethylene\/polypropylene materials, and Winpak [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[169,948,520,44],"class_list":["post-1780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-personal-care","tag-pharmaceutical","tag-polyethylene","tag-recyclability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}