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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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Jebsen & Jessen Packaging Makes Strategic Investment Into Indonesia's leading beverage packaging manufacturer

Singapore, 4 February 2020 – Jebsen & Jessen Packaging is making a strategic move into the Indonesian market with the acquisition of a 60% stake in leading Indonesian beverage packaging manufacturer PT Indo Tirta Abadi (ITA). A sale and purchase agreement was signed on January 31, 2020 between Jebsen & Jessen and the current shareholders of ITA. The transaction is expected to close in early March subject to completion of conditions precedent.

Starting operations in 2003 with a single production machine, ITA grew strongly over the years to become Indonesia’s leading manufacturer, supplying many of the top global and local beverage manufacturers such as Danone (Aqua), Coca-Cola, Sosro, Nestle and Yeo’s. The company runs two ISO9001 and ISO22000 (Food Safety Management System) certified production plants using state-of-the-art moulding machines – a main facility in Tangerang and a smaller one in Gempol, on the outskirts of Surabaya. Employing 500 people, ITA’s turnover in 2019 was S$42m. Its product portfolio consists of PET bottles, PET preforms and HDPE closures.

ITA was founded by Mr. Herman Ali and is supported by an experienced management team. Reflecting on the start of the new partnership with Jebsen & Jessen, Mr. Herman Ali said “We are very excited to embark on this new partnership with Jebsen & Jessen, a company with a history of continued success built on strong core values. With a shared vision and mission, we believe this partnership will take ITA to the next level and continue to lead innovations in the industry.”

Mr. Chui Tau Siong will, in addition to his current responsibilities as Jebsen & Jessen Packaging Regional Managing Director, be taking on the role of President Director in ITA once the transaction has been completed. Mr. Chui commented, “with the investment into ITA, our Packaging Regional Business Unit (RBU) will grow its business by 50%. I am excited by this strategic growth move and am delighted that the partnership with the Ali family helps us expand our platform beyond Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam to now also include ASEAN’s largest economy, Indonesia”.

“In our quest to find a suitable partner to grow with in Indonesia, we were most impressed by the professionalism, quality and attention to detail that characterises the way in which ITA is being managed. This is a remarkable company with a solid track record which has earned second to none credentials with triple-A customers,” said Jebsen & Jessen Executive Vice Chairman Per Magnusson.

“This partnership is the happy outcome of a long and careful investment opportunity search driven by our Grow Indonesia strategy. We are thrilled to have the chance to partner with the leading beverage packaging player in a steadily growing industry and to see our strong and trusted Packaging RBU enter the Indonesian market where all other Jebsen & Jessen RBUs are already present,” said J. Heinrich Jessen, Chairman of Jebsen & Jessen.