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COMPANY NEWS
Detpak expands Eco-Products range to South
East Asia and Middle East markets
using more products made from recycled con-
tent.
“By expanding our product range into new and
emerging international markets, we are stepping
up to create a more sustainable packaging in-
dustry through compostable and plant-based
materials that are better for the environment –
such as the no-added PFAS Vanguard range.”
Detpak initially introduced the Vanguard range
in late 2023, making it the first Australian compa-
ny to offer a wide array of certified composta-
ble, no-added PFAS sugarcane products.
Made from renewable, moulded sugarcane fi-
bre, the Vanguard range aligns with the growing
demand for environmentally friendly packaging
etpak, a South Australian packaging so-
lutions company, is expanding its Eco- solutions.
DProducts range into South East Asian The Vanguard range uses a proprietary formu-
and Middle Eastern markets.
lation to achieve grease resistance without the
addition of PFAS, offering a sustainable alterna-
This move introduces the largest selection of
compostable and no-added per- and polyfluoro- tive to traditional packaging materials.
alkyl substances (PFAS) products by the brand Detpak and US-based Eco-Products started
to these regions. their partnership in 2021.
The Eco-Products from the Detpak range were Eco-Products president Ian Jacobson said:
previously available only in Australia and New “Both businesses have a strong strategic fo-
Zealand. cus to deliver innovative and sustainable pack-
aging solutions to the market and together we
Detpak product and brand general manager
Keith Bishop expects the expansion to comple- have unmatched reach in our ability to identify
ment its existing range of packaging solutions. and commercialise innovative new solutions the
[that] meet the elevated sustainability require-
Bishop said: “In South East Asia and the Middle ments of the global foodservice packaging mar-
East, consumers are becoming increasingly con- ketplace.”
cerned about food waste and used packaging Source – Packaging Gateway
disposal and more conscious of composting and
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