{"id":7792,"date":"2025-06-19T14:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7792"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:11:16","slug":"uflex-ltd-launches-single-pellet-solution-for-rpet-food-and-beverage-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7792","title":{"rendered":"UFlex Ltd Launches Single Pellet Solution for rPET Food and Beverage Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>UFlex Ltd, a leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/flexible-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">flexible packaging<\/a> and solutions provider, has introduced an FSSAI-compliant single-pellet solution for the use of recycled PET in food and beverage packaging.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The solution integrates recycled PET with virgin PET in a single pellet, bypassing the need for manufacturers to mix different materials when developing packages for the food and beverage sector. Additionally, the pellets feature a high purity with mechanical and thermal stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This solution is set to be a transformative development for food and beverage brands looking to meet extensive Extended Producer Responsibility guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As regulations become more robust, we aim to set the benchmark for responsible production and scalable,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/2678-sustainable-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> sustainable packaging solutions<\/a> in India and beyond,\u201d said Ashish Saxena, Joint President, Packaging Films Business at UFlex Ltd. \u201cThe single-pellet solution will be a game-changer for food and beverage brands striving to meet EPR compliance under the new FSSAI guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The single pellet solution is part of UFlex\u2019s broader strategy of implementing sustainability efforts in all facets of their operations. The company recently announced a significant investment in two new recycling plants in Noida and have received USFDA approval for its technology and capacity to recycle rPET, rPE, and rPP for use in food packaging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur recent announcement of [the] investment in two new recycling plants in Noida is a strong rea\ufb03rmation of our commitment to India\u2019s plastic waste management vision,\u201d added Saxena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>UFlex has established recycling plants across India, Poland, Egypt, and Mexico, processing a wide range of post-consumer plastic waste. It is currently the only Indian company working on innovative solutions for mixed flexible waste and PCR applications both in India and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105759-uflex-ltd-launches-single-pellet-solution-for-rpet-food-and-beverage-packaging\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFlex Ltd, a leading flexible packaging and solutions provider, has introduced an FSSAI-compliant single-pellet solution for the use of recycled PET in food and beverage packaging.\u00a0 The solution integrates recycled PET with virgin PET in a single pellet, bypassing the need for manufacturers to mix different materials when developing packages for the food and beverage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7793,"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":[1642,2404,1175,54],"class_list":["post-7792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-food-and-beverage","tag-recycled-pet","tag-regulatory-challenges","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7792","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=7792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}