{"id":64279,"date":"2019-06-26T07:20:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T05:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=64279"},"modified":"2019-06-21T11:56:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T09:56:18","slug":"beverage-giant-suntory-aims-to-make-all-plastic-bottles-bio-based-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/beverage-giant-suntory-aims-to-make-all-plastic-bottles-bio-based-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Beverage giant Suntory aims to make all plastic bottles bio-based by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings aims\u00a0to make all of its plastic bottles\u00a0from recycled or bio-based materials by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is Suntory\u2019s founding promise to coexist with people and nature. We will tackle the plastics problem by contributing to the realisation of a circular economy and by bringing together our advanced technology to lead the world in finding effective solutions to this global issue,\u201d said Takeshi Niinami, Chief Executive Officer of Suntory Holdings.<\/p>\n<p>Suntory (@SuntoryGlobal) sells water, tea and other drinks in plastic bottles in about 50 countries, using an estimated 10 billion bottles a year.<\/p>\n<p>The company owns well-known brands including Orangina, Lucozade, Ribena, TEA plus, BOSS coffee, Lyemon tea, and Suntory Tennensui\u00a0water.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s bottles currently include about 10% recycled PET. Suntory\u00a0aims to lift that ratio to between 60% and 70% by 2030, and make up the remainder with\u00a0plant-based resin that\u00a0also can be recycled.<\/p>\n<p>Suntory expects the process will produce bottles at the same cost as those made from crude oil-derived plastic. This plan is part of Suntory\u2019s new sustainability policy.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Suntory introduced its \u2018FtoP Direct Recycle Technology\u2019 \u2013 a first-of-its-kind PET preform\u00a0manufacturing technology that streamlines the recycling process of making PET bottles out of used PET bottles which is useful in decreasing environmental impact while improving supply chain efficiencies, according to the company.<\/p>\n<p>Suntory said it will continue its effort for developing PET bottles with less environmental impact and for contributing to build an efficient recycling system.<\/p>\n<p>The company will set up its PET factory in the US with biochemicals specialist Anellotech.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\">\n<div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"_brlbs-caption\">\n<p>By loading the video, you agree to YouTube&#8217;s privacy policy.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en&amp;gl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Load video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>Always unblock YouTube<\/small><\/label><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iQW5lbGxvdGVjaCBJbnRybyIgd2lkdGg9IjUwMCIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyODEiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS1ub2Nvb2tpZS5jb20vZW1iZWQvY09MUGRDWk4wVVk\/ZmVhdHVyZT1vZW1iZWQiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBhbGxvdz0iYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlcjsgYXV0b3BsYXk7IGNsaXBib2FyZC13cml0ZTsgZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhOyBneXJvc2NvcGU7IHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZTsgd2ViLXNoYXJlIiByZWZlcnJlcnBvbGljeT0ic3RyaWN0LW9yaWdpbi13aGVuLWNyb3NzLW9yaWdpbiIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuPjwvaWZyYW1lPg==<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Through these initiatives, Suntory Beverage &amp; Food, a beverage company of Suntory Group will increase usage of recycled content in its PET bottles to more than 50% in Japan by 2025 as mid-term goal.<\/p>\n<p>Based on this plastic policy, Suntory will aim for fully sustainable plastic bottles by expanding \u201cFtoP production\u201d capability and switching to recycled materials or plant-based materials for all PET bottles used globally by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings aims\u00a0to make all of its plastic bottles\u00a0from recycled or bio-based materials by 2030. \u201cIt is Suntory\u2019s founding promise to coexist with people and nature. 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