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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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EcoCortec ® Closes Another Loop on Plastic Recycling

20 June 2024 – EcoCortec ® has announce that it has closed another plastic recycling loop with the first delivery of plastic waste from its customer Jakob Schober GmbH to Beli Manastir, Croatia. This signals the start of a new recycling partnership between EcoCortec ® and Jakob Schober to recover plastic scrap and incorporate it back into quality finished goods. The initiative comes at a time when Europeans and the world are increasingly looking for ways to be more sustainable. It is a powerful example of how EcoCortec ® is helping to make the “circular economy” a reality at the level of a direct customer-manufacturer relationship.

Circular Economy Challenges
Talking about the circular economy is much easier than making it happen. According to the UN, 46% of plastic waste ends up in landfills, 22% ends up as litter, and less than 9% actually ends up recycled. Why is it so hard to capture and reuse this plastic waste? Among the challenges are collecting material after it has been sent around the world and finding a consistent supply of recycled content within strict cleanliness and quality requirements. These issues can make it difficult for manufacturers to turn used packaging into anything more than cheap garbage bags.

Overcoming Recycling Barriers EcoCortec ® does not let these barriers stop them from pursuing and implementing a circular economy in the VCI films market. First, EcoCortec ® introduced VpCI ® -126 PCR in early 2023. This version of Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibiting film contains 30% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) sourced from a recycled raw material supplier that follows strict quality standards. Eco-conscious customers like Jakob Schober intentionally order VpCI ® -126 PCR to achieve a better environmental footprint.

Onsite Reprocessing Facility
EcoCortec ® is able to go above and beyond simply producing film with PCR content, thanks to its onsite recycling facility, where EcoCortec ® can reprocess both post-consumer and postindustrial scrap. Jakob Schober naturally ends up with much of the latter as it creates 3D bags from both VpCI ® – 126 PCR film and regular plastic film for their export packaging kits. Scrap builds up quickly, and in March 2024, Jakob Schober entered into an agreement with EcoCortec ® to ship clean plastic scrap to the Beli Manastir plant for reprocessing. After further inspection at EcoCortec ® , the scrap was re- granulated using state-of-the-art reprocessing equipment and tested in the lab before being used in VpCI ® Film production. EcoCortec ® does the same with used packaging from a local construction company and EcoCortec’s sister company CorteCros ® , thus minimizing waste and expanding the use of PCR in finished goods beyond VpCI ® -126 PCR film alone. The same truck that brought VpCI ® -126 PCR to Schober was loaded with VpCI ® – 126 PCR scrap for transport to EcoCortec ® 1,000 km away, resulting in additional fuel savings for a better

Pursuing Recycling Goals
EcoCortec ® is on the lookout for more recycling partners who will help them increase their volume of high quality recycled content in all VpCI ® Films by sending their clean post-consumer plastic waste for recycling. This will create new channels for EcoCortec ® and local businesses to fulfill European and international goals such as increasing the amount of high-quality closed loop recycling, making products that can be recycled in their original markets, and reaching 30% recycled content in plastics packaging by 2030.

Become Part of the Circular Economy
By not only making 30% PCR film but also receiving and reprocessing local waste materials into quality new material, EcoCortec ® is well on its way to making these goals achievable for itself, customers, andlocal businesses. If you want to get involved in closing the loop on plastic recycling instead of just talking about the circular economy, contact EcoCortec ® today to learn more about VpCI ® -126 PCR and our European recycling partnership opportunities.