NESTLE
Brazilian subsidiary launches bioplastic caps for milk / Bioplastics partnership with Braskem and Tetra Pak
Starting August 2011, Nestl� Brazil (www.nestle.com.br) � the local subsidiary of Swiss consumer goods manufacturer Nestl� (Vevey; www.nestle.com) � will seal its local �Ninho� and �Molico� milk containers with bioplastic caps made of sugar-cane derived plastic. The �green� shift is part of a partnership between Nestl� Brazil, Tetra Pak (Lund / Sweden; www.tetrapak.com) and Braskem (S�o Paulo / Brazil; www.braskem.com.br). Whereas Tetra Pak supplies the milk cartons� aseptic packaging, Braskem likely supplies the necessary biopolymers.
 Nestl� Brazil�s �Ninho� milk cartons now feature a new cap made from sugar cane-derived plastic (Photo: Nestl� Brazil) |
The shift is part of Nestl�s efforts to introduce bioplastics in its global product packaging portfolio. Earlier this year, the group had entered into a collaboration with Australia�s Cardia Bioplastics (Melbourne; www.cardiabioplastics.com) to reduce the environmental impact of packaging � see Plasteurope.com of 05.01.2011 � and Nestl� says it is engaged in 30 similar projects worldwide. The Brazilian market for bioplastics is forecast to reach USD 618m in 2015, a 2010 study by Frost & Sullivan (London / UK; www.chemical.frost.com) found � see Plasteurope.com of 15.06.2010.
04.08.2011 Plasteurope.com [219996-0]
Published on 04.08.2011