Global giants team up in bio-plastic push

Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble launch new working group to promote adoption of plant-based plastics

Five of the world’s most high-profile companies have announced they are to work together to accelerate the development and deployment of sustainable plant-based plastics capable of replacing plastics made from fossil fuels.

Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble confirmed last week that they are together on the new Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC), a working group tasked with accelerating the development of plastics made from 100 per cent plant-based materials and fibres.

…Full Text: http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2183344/global-giants-team-bio-plastic-push

Tags: PTC group, PlantBottle

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BusinessGreen, 2012-06-11.

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Nike
Procter & Gamble
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