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22nd July 2008
Technically Better With Less Packaging

21st July 2008
PGA (Polyglycolic Acid) Resin

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Reducing the Packaging Burden

KREHALON UK are committed to looking at innovative ways to reduce the packaging burden on the environment.

Internally, KREHALON work with recycling companies to ensure production waste is managed correctly and where possible, used for recycling purposes. KREHALON main manufacturing facilities have ISO14001, the international standard for environmental management.

KREHALON's parent company, Kureha corporation, has stated its commitment to implement Responsible Care in 1995. Since then, the company has been actively working on a number of environment and health and safety issues, including reducing the company's burden on the environment.

KREHALON have embarked on product development and product expansion programmes aimed at:

  1. Reducing the thickness and volume of packaging without compromising barrier or puncture resistance. Many of our products use technically superior materials that allow reduced thickness without compromising fit for purpose.
  2. Replacing chlorine barrier materials, such as Pvdc.
  3. Use recyclate in materials, such as rPET films. This can include either production or post-consumer waste.
  4. Develop unique and new materials that offer barrier properties and can also be used in biodegradable applications. Such a product is PGA. Kureha Corporation has announced it will invest more than $100 million in a new, wholly-owned subsidiary to build a plant for the production and sale of the high performance polymer, polyglycolic acid (PGA).

To preserve the global environment for the next generation

To preserve the global environment
for the next generation