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Major initiative on plant-based PET
Thursday, 07 June 2012

Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble have announced the formation of the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC), a strategic working group focused on accelerating the development and use of 100% plant-based PET plastics, fibres and nonwovens in their products. The collaboration builds on the success of Coca-Cola Company’s PlantBottle packaging technology, which is partially made from plants and has demonstrated a lower environmental impact when compared to traditional PET plastic bottles.
 

 
 

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