Pledge by:
Kaneka Belgium NV
Plastic materials:
- LDPE
- HDPE
- PP
- EPS
- PS
- PET
- PVC
- PU
- ABS
- PA
- Others: PHA
Summary of the pledge
European plastic strategy places importance on curbing plastic waste and littering as well as on innovation towards circular solutions where biodegradable and compostable plastics are mentioned in relation to the former aspect, namely curbing plastic waste and littering, whereas innovation on materials that fully biodegrade in seawater and freshwater is mentioned in the context of the latter aspect, namely innovation toward circular solutions.
Kaneka Belgium would like to pledge to provide European market with 60 000 tons through 2025 of the innovative biodegradable polymer named PHBHTM, which has been certified as home-compostable, soil biodegradable, and marine biodegradable by an independent certification body named TÜV, for food packaging applications which are
Kaneka Belgium would like to pledge to provide European market with 60 000 tons through 2025 of the innovative biodegradable polymer named PHBHTM, which has been certified as home-compostable, soil biodegradable, and marine biodegradable by an independent certification body named TÜV, for food packaging applications which are
- difficult to recycle in a mechanical way due to high contamination level,
- can be fully recovered into organic fertilizer products via organic recycling, and
- biodegrades in marine environment in case of accidental losses.
Pledged quantitiesOthers: PHA
- Plastic waste processed or recycled by 202560 000 tons of sales through 2025