Klöckner Pentaplast earns RecyClass traceability certification for innovative closed-loop module
July 15, 2024
By PHD Marketing Ltd.
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, has become the very first food-packaging business to receive RecyClass Traceability Certification, with a module focused on closed loop, for its recycled PET (rPET) at its production site in Pravia, Spain.
Cecilia Guardado, Marketing Director for Trays at kp, commented on the significance of the accreditation: “We are proud to have obtained the brand-new closed-loop module within the RecyClass Traceability Certification for our Pravia site. We are the very first company to do so. This achievement demonstrates absolute transparency when it comes to the origin of the rPET flake from food trays we use for our kp Tray2Tray® initiative. We are fully focused on reducing waste across the entire packaging value chain by developing clear PET thermo-formed trays from recycled PET trays that are also then fully recyclable.”
Adding to this accomplishment, kp recently launched the market’s first food-packaging trays comprising 100 per cent rPET derived exclusively from trays. Until now, food-packaging trays were manufactured using increasing proportions of recovered PET material, but kp’s 100 per cent rPET trays are the first to be composed entirely of recycled tray material and, notably, are fully transparent.
Samuel Pardo, Senior Innovation Manager at kp, added: “RecyClass Traceability Certification with the closed-loop module is a brilliant achievement for kp and its kp Tray2Tray® initiative. When we launched this closed loop initiative in 2020, three per cent of our post-consumer recycled material was from kp Tray2Tray®. By 2022, that increased to 9.1 per cent and 11.4 per cent in 2023 — translating to more than 900 million post-consumer trays recovered and used. We aim to continuously increase at pace thanks to collaboration with the whole value chain.”
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About Klöckner Pentaplast
Focused on delivering its vision: The Sustainable Protection of Everyday Needs, kp is a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, serving the pharmaceutical, medical-device and protein markets, among others. With a broad and innovative portfolio of packaging and product films and services, kp plays an integral role in the customer value chain by safeguarding product integrity, protecting brand reputation and improving sustainability. kp’s “Investing in Better” sustainability strategy solidifies its commitment to achieving 10 clear targets for long-term improvement. kp has earned a Gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social and ethical performance ratings, putting kp in the top three per cent of companies rated in the manufacturing of plastics products sector. Founded in 1965, kp has 30 plants in 18 countries and employs over 5,600 people, committed to serving customers worldwide in over 60 locations.