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Accor-Affiliated Hotels Across Korea To Switch To Amenity Containers Made From Pha

J Bio, a division of South Korea- Korea. “We believe PHA is the right Under the present agreement, Accor and
Cbased CJ CheilJedang, has signed solution to help us achieve our goal.” CJ BIO will replace plastic products used
a Memorandum of Understanding with CJ Bio is the world’s first and only at Accor’s hotel chains in Korea, including
the global hotel chain Accor to begin producer of amorphous PHA. The cups, plastic bags, combs, stationery, and
developing packaging and products material, sold under the brand name various amenity containers with PHA-
made from PHA for the hotel amenities PHACT Marine Biodegradable Polymers, based products.
the hotel chain provides to its guests. is TÜV OK Certified for industrial and “This will serve as an opportunity for CJ

It is just one of the steps that Accor is home compost, soil biodegradable, and BIO to demonstrate that eco-friendly
taking in order to meet its commitment marine biodegradable. CJ Bio operates biodegradable materials, like our PHA,
- made in January 2020 - to phase out a 5000 tonne/pa-manufacturing facility can replace the petroleum-based plastics
all single-use plastic items in guest in Pasuruan, Indonesia, and plans to that are deeply present in our lives, and
experience from its hotels by the end increase production to meet expected offer the same level of performance,” said
of 2022. In addition to eliminating demand. Seung Jin Lee, Head of the Biomaterials
all single-use plastic items in guest Amorphous PHA is a softer, more business for CJ Bio.
experience from its hotels by the end rubbery version of PHA that offers The two organisations will then expand
of 2022, Accor has committed to stop fundamentally different performance the agreement to hotels in the Asia-
using all other industrial biodegradable characteristics than the crystalline or Pacific region, and if positive results are
materials that only decompose under semi-crystalline forms that currently obtained, the intent is to expand the use
certain conditions. The chain also added dominate the PHA market. The first of PHA globally.
specific guidelines to encourage the use product of this new line is PHACT Established in France in 1967, Accor
of materials that are biodegradable at A1000P, which is now being used as a operates more than 5,000 hotels in
home, in the soil or at sea, or that are modifier to other compostable polymers 110 countries around the world. Their
recycled or derived from paper or wood. and biopolymers to improve functional catalogue of brands includes Fairmont,
The company is actively investigating and processing characteristics, and for Pullman, Novotel, the Delano, Swissotel,
available solutions, said Vincent Lelay, enabling these products to achieve faster and other luxury hotel chains.
Vice President Operations AccorHotels rates of biodegradation or composting.

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