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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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Encina and Blue Planet Partner to Divert 2.6 Million Tons of Plastic Waste Annually and Accelerate Global Decarbonization

20 October 2024 – Encina Development Group, LLC and Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd. (Blue Planet) announced today the signing of a Global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of hard-to-recycle waste streams to be used as feedstock for Encina’s circular manufacturing process. Encina is focused on decarbonizing the global chemicals industry by producing ISCC PLUS circular chemicals from waste streams. Blue Planet is a Singapore-based global leader in sustainable waste management solutions with operations that extend from the point of waste generation through to collection, segregation, treatment, processing to the point of sale of energy and other waste derived fuels and products.

Under the MOU, Blue Planet will supply feedstock for Encina’s circular manufacturing facilities globally including the Americas, Saudi Arabia, India, and Southeast Asia, all of which are currently in the early phases of development. Blue Planet will source the feedstock from its global network of material recovery facilities, or MRFs, which employ state-of-the-art sorting technologies and innovative processes to capture hard-to-recycle plastic waste streams. This will complement the process used to make the certified circular chemical products and the final products themselves will all be certified ISCC+ compliant.

“Blue Planet’s reputation as a pioneer in sustainable waste management solutions makes them an ideal partner for Encina. Equally important, we share a common goal: to create products and solutions that support global decarbonization and advance sustainability,” said David Roesser, Chief Executive Officer of Encina.

Encina manufactures drop-in circular chemicals using an integrated single-stage catalytic conversion process that takes waste streams, such as end-of-life plastics, and transforms them into their base building blocks that can be used to make new products. Encina’s circular materials offer its customers in the chemical manufacturing industry a low carbon, molecularly identical substitute to traditional fossil-fuel derived chemicals.

“This collaboration allows us to extend our impact on the global waste challenge by not only diverting plastic waste from landfills but also transforming it into valuable resources that support a more sustainable future,” said Prashant Singh, Co-Founder & CEO of Blue Planet. He also adds, “Together, we are closing the loop on waste while driving the decarbonization of the chemical industry.”

To learn more about how this partnership will reshape waste management and contribute to a circular economy, visit www.encina.com and www.blueplanet.asia.