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Bangkok – 25 February 2026: Marking the first-ever collaboration of three industry leaders, Taokaenoi Food & Marketing Public Company Limited, or TKN, a manufacturer of seaweed snacks distributed domestically and internationally, SCG Chemicals, or SCGC, a leading integrated polymer and solutions provider for sustainability, and Dow Thailand Group, or Dow, a global leader in materials science, have jointly announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to revolutionize the snack industry through the “Food-Grade Circular Packaging by Advanced Recycling Technology” project. This initiative aims to sustainably address plastic waste challenges under the concept of closed-loop recycling. This collaboration entails utilizing multi-layer packaging waste from the production processes of Taokaenoi, which was previously difficult to recycle. This waste will be processed using the advanced recycling technology of SCGC and converted back into circular feedstock. Following this, Dow will utilize the feedstock to produce new, clean, and food-grade plastic resins. These resins will then be safely used to manufacture food packaging for the Taokaenoi brand once again. It is anticipated that the packaging will be ready for commercial distribution by the end of 2026. Ms. Orrapat Peeradechapan, Chief Executive Officer of Taokaenoi Food & Marketing Public Company Limited, said, “Taokaenoi is committed to creating happiness for consumers through high-quality snacks, alongside prioritizing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles by emphasizing sustainable economic, social, and environmental development. This collaboration represents a significant milestone that transforms the ‘challenge’ of hard-to-recycle packaging into an ‘opportunity’ to establish a practical circular economy. It is not merely about waste disposal, but rather about creating new value from used plastic. We do not only deliver great-tasting products, but we also aim to deliver a better world to consumers through eco-friendly packaging innovations that are clean, safe, and tangibly reduce environmental impacts. This will drive our business to grow alongside genuine sustainability.” Dr. Suracha Udomsak, Chief Operations and Innovation Officer of SCGC, said, “This collaboration reflects the capability of SCGC in utilizing advanced recycling technology to manage plastic packaging composed of multiple materials, which is difficult to recycle, and converting it back into circular feedstock. This feedstock can be used to produce new plastic resins (Certified Circular Polyolefin Resin), which possess properties and quality entirely equivalent to standard virgin plastic resins in all respects and are safe for direct food contact. As a result, the materials can be reused to manufacture food packaging for Taokaenoi. In addition, our process has achieved the globally recognized sustainability certification, ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification), throughout the entire supply chain, making SCGC the first company in ASEAN to achieve such certification. This partnership is considered a crucial step in driving SCGC’s goal of reintegrating used plastic into the circular economy system at a volume of 500,000 tons per year by 2030, through collaborations with business partners across the entire value chain.” Meanwhile, Mr. Vichan Tangkengsirisin, President of Dow Thailand, added, “As a materials science leader, Dow is proud to support this collaboration in Thailand by applying our technology to produce circular plastic resins from used flexible packaging feedstock with performance equivalent to fossil-based plastics. Dow Thailand Group’s polyethylene facility in Rayong is ISCC PLUS certified for its capability of converting advanced recycled feedstock into high quality, food grade circular resins. This initiative represents an important step toward closing the plastics loop in Thailand and advancing Dow’s sustainability ambition to transform the waste through collaboration with customers and value chain partners.” This collaboration serves as a model for the comprehensive management of used multi-layer plastic packaging. It reduces the accumulation of plastic waste in the country and decreases the consumption of new resources. This aligns with the sustainability goals of Taokaenoi, SCGC, and Dow, reinforcing the role of the business sector in tangibly driving the circular economy to build a sustainable future together.
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BASF's Polyamide 6 Plant in Shanghai Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

20 November 2024 – BASF’s Monomers Division announced that its Polyamide 6 (PA6) plant in Shanghai has been awarded the ISCC PLUS certification. The PA6 plant is now ready to supply both biomass balanced and Ccycled® PA6 & PA6/6.6 copolymer.

For Ultramid® BMB CertTM PA6, bio-circular feedstock instead of fossil feedstock is used in the very first steps of chemical production. The bio-circular feedstock is then allocated to the product using the certified method, resulting in a reduced product carbon footprint (PCF). Ultramid® Ccycled® PA6 is a mass-balanced PA6 that supports the use of alternative raw materials derived from pyrolysis oil chemically recycled from end-of-life tires and mixed plastic waste. BASF incorporates this type of pyrolysis oil into the production process from the beginning, effectively replacing fossil resources otherwise needed for the production.

Chris LEE, vice president, Business Management Polyamides & Precursors Asia Pacific, said, “We are immensely proud of this achievement and the hard work of our team that led to it. We appreciate our customers along the PA6 value chain who recognize the importance of sustainable products with a lower product carbon footprint, and we look forward to collaborating with them to create a more sustainable PA6 value chain.”

With the plant’s recent ISCC PLUS certification, BASF’s Monomers Division Asia Pacific now offers certified circular or lower PCF product alternatives across all product chains, ranging from MDI/TDI to Polyamides 6/6.6. This internationally recognized certification demonstrates the division’s consistent commitment to enabling its customers’ green transformation by offering circular or low PCF product alternatives.

BASF’s Monomers Division offers a broad portfolio of sustainable solutions and continues to pursue the goals outlined in its “Sustainability Roadmap”. The division’s sustainable offerings are an essential part of BASF’s path to net zero CO2emissions by 2050.

Source: BASF