SPC Pack Signs Agreement for Eco-friendly Packaging Material Development with KleanNara and SK Global Chemical

SPC Pack Signs Agreement for Eco-friendly Packaging Material Development with KleanNara and SK Global Chemical

– As part of ESG commitment, to contribute to carbon emissions reduction and resource recycling by jointly developing and adopting environmentally friendly packaging materials

SPC Pack, an SPC Group packaging materials affiliate, said on July 27 that it has signed an agreement with KleanNara and SK Global Chemical to jointly develop environmentally friendly packaging materials.

Through the latest deal, SPC Pack will develop eco-friendly packaging materials jointly with SK Global Chemical and supply them to KleanNara, a consumer goods manufacturer, which will use the materials to produce packages for its toilet paper and facial tissues.

The packaging materials to be developed jointly are based on synthetic resins leftover after the packaging material production process. Until now, these materials were unusable due to quality problems. SPC Pack and SK Global Chemical have successfully developed film based on the Post Industrial Recycled (PIR) resins, which is expected to contribute to carbon emissions reduction and resource recycling.

Kim Chang-dae, president of SPC Pack, said, “Actively using resources thrown away in the production process is a very important aspect of environmental protection. In line with SPC Group’s ESG policy, we will continue to come up with new and environmentally friendly solutions.”

Since this March, SPC Pack has signed agreements with several chemical companies such as SK Global Chemical, SKC, Lotte Chemical, and Hanwha Compound to develop eco-friendly packaging materials. It has also experimented with applying these materials to food packaging for its food affiliates including Paris Baguette, Baskin Robbins, and SPC Samlip. The group has accelerated its ESG efforts by sweeping all three categories of Korea’s National Green Certifications last year, including Specialized Green Enterprise, Green Technology, and Green Technology Product, for the first time in the food packaging material printing industry.