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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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Yusung Pack installs new Comexi SL2 Laminator

26 January 2021 – South Korea-based plastic packaging manufacturer Yusung Pack has installed a second Comexi SL2 laminator to boost its production capabilities. Yusung Park, a South Korean manufacturer of plastic packaging for household goods, food, cosmetics, and facial masks. This operation strengthens the relationship between the two companies, which began in 2017 with the acquisition by Yusung Park of the first Comexi SL2 laminator.

The Comexi SL2 features an exclusive applicator head design, which includes complete motorisation, metering sleeves usage and the option of integrating automatic change turrets. Designed to adhere to productivity concepts and operation simplicity, the Comexi SL2 is also suitable for solventless lamination.

Hong Inseok, CEO of Yusung Park, said: “We have chosen Comexi because we believe, in comparison to market competitors, it provides us with more security.”

With four decades of experience in the packaging manufacturing sector, Hong values the ability of Comexi to educate and train employees, stressing that “being able to easily train means reducing the training period of new employees. In other words, the company can maintain productivity even if workers are replaced.”

Despite the challenges generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the installation was possible due to the involvement of Hankook Comexi, the Comexi’s representative in South Korea. “As a result of this installation, we have shown the market that we can offer complete technical service with Comexi’s online support,” Mr Hong Dukkyu of HanKook Comexi explained. Furthermore, when considering the current health environment, he pointed out the challenges of delivering and installing foreign machinery in South Korea.

This machine has been designed to comply with productivity concepts and operation simplicity. The Comexi SL2 possesses an intuitive environmental nuance, and has an applicator head design, which consist of complete motorisation, metering sleeves usage, and the option of incorporation automatic change turrets.