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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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UNITED CAPS reports on progress in Asian markets and status of new Dinnington factory

UNITED CAPS opened its first Asian plant in Kulim, Malaysia, in 2019.

25 May 2021 – Wiltz, Luxembourg -UNITED CAPS, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, today reported that it is meeting its strategic growth initiatives despite the pandemic, enabling the company to continue to provide exceptional customer support, both in terms of implementation of existing caps and closures for new products, as well as continuing to generate 50% of its business from bespoke development of caps and closures to meet specific customer needs.

“In 2019, we opened our new plant in Kulim, Malaysia,” said Benoit Henckes, CEO, “in furtherance of our CLOSE TO YOU strategy, and this has helped position us more strongly in the Asian region as well as to provide improved support to our Asian customers. In addition, we opened two new state-of-the-art European plants during 2020, Dinnington in the UK and Valframbert in France. These actions were critical to both our ongoing CLOSE TO YOU strategy and to our ability to meet our strategic growth objectives.”

The Dinnington and Valframbert locations were carefully selected in line with UNITED CAPS’ CLOSE TO YOU strategy to enhance service to customers in the respective regions. Henckes welcomed the UK team to the UNITED CAPS family in December via Zoom as the Dinnington lines came online, due to COVID-19 restrictions. “We have special plans for an official in-person launch day as soon as the pandemic situation allows,” he said.

Today, UNITED CAPS serves its customers from 10 production plants (including the Kulim plant in Malaysia) and 16 sales locations globally. At the end of 2020, the company reported turnover of over €156 million and employed almost 750 people around the globe. “We continue to enhance our infrastructure,” Henckes added, “to support some of the world’s biggest brands, who look to UNITED CAPS caps and closures to help create new markets, safeguard product integrity, assure safety and consumer health, and ultimately protect brand reputation. For example, our Kulim plant offers excellent logistics and supporting services, including road transportation to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, as well as proximity to Butterworth Port to serve the entire ASEAN region with caps and closures for infant nutrition. There is further ability to add production of closures for beverages, medical nutrition, edible oils & vinegars and non-food products.”

“We are especially proud of our 127 SAFE-TE closures that will be made in Asia for Asia,” Henckes concluded, “ensuring safety and convenience for infant nutrition. This product was recognised as Most Welcomed Packaging Solution of the Year 2019 by Duxes.”

For more information, visit www.unitedcaps.com