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P&G launches bottle made from Songwon, launches new TPU

ocean plastic Songstomer P-8185AI

rocter & Gamble Co. launched the Fairy Ocean Plastic ongwon Industrial Co. Ltd. has
Pbottle made completely from post-consumer recycled Salso launched a new TPU grade,
plastic and ocean plastic at the Our Ocean Conference Songstomer P-8185AI, a TPU with
2017 in Malta. The launch aims to raise awareness of the "excellent anti-blocking properties.
issue of ocean plastic and what can be done to prevent Blown films produced using the
plastic waste from reaching the ocean.The first-ever Fairy material have exceptional strength,
Ocean Plastic Bottle has been created in partnership as well as excellent resistance to
with recycling expert TerraCycle and will reach British abrasion, oil, fuel, solvents and high
temperatures," the firm said. It added that this
combination of properties make the films suitable
for use in automotive seating applications.The
company also plans to add 5,000 metric tons per
year in thermoplastic polyurethane capacity at its
factory in Suwon, South Korea, in the fourth quarter.
Accordingly the company will increase capacity there
to 12,000 metric tons per year for wire and cable,
film and sheet applications, which will fit into its
global product strategy. "The second production line
in Suwon will enable us to meet the demand for these
product and hep our customers worldwide to fulfill
their end-use requirements," said Kyuyeol Lee,.

consumers in 2018. The U.K. launch will include 320,000 India pioneers new tech to
bottles, the largest production run of recyclable dish
soap bottles in the world made using ocean plastic. The produce tiles from discarded
innovative bottle will be made from 10 percent ocean
plastic, collected from the ocean and beaches around the bags
world, and 90 percent post-consumer plastic.The project
esearchers at the National Physical Laboratory
aims to drive awareness of the issue of ocean plastic Rin India have found a way to transform plastic
pollution, inspire consumers to physically participate in waste into stylish, practical tiles. A large amount of
beach clean-ups and recycle household waste. Virginie the input material will be sourced from members of
Helias, vice president of global sustainability at Cincinnati, local rag pickers associations.‘India generates 1500
Ohio-based P&G, explained: “As the world’s No. 1 tonnes of plastic waste every day and we just throw
dishwashing liquid globally and a much-loved brand in it away,’ comments S K Dhawan, who oversaw the
the U.K., we want to use Fairy to raise awareness about project. Around 600 plastic bags are used to create
the plight of our ocean and raise awareness about the one tile, which can be used to decorate bathrooms
importance of recycling. but also to create pavements. Costing around US$ 1
”To divert plastic waste from landfill and the ocean, P&G per square foot, production of the tiles will start on
brands, including Fairy, Dawn, Yes, Dreft and Joy, will October 19 at the Shayna Ecounified plant in Delhi.
continue to divert 8,000 metric tonnes of plastic from The research team has already received an order for
landfill for use in transparent plastic bottles, using an 77 000 recycled tiles from the Council of Scientific and
average of 40 percent post-consumer recycled plastic Industrial Research. India’s department of science
content across 481 million transparent dish care bottles and technology has announced it will promote the
globally. If stacked, these bottles would be 11 times the sustainable tiles in its upcoming campaign for better
height of Mount Everest. sanitation facilities throughout the country.

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