06 Jan 2023 --- This week in industry news, SABIC collaborated with Scientex to create the “world’s first” advanced recycled ocean bound plastic material. JBM Packaging launched a plastic-free windowed paper package line, and Bombay Sapphire released a special edition bottle with a design inspired by US artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. In brief: Launches and releases SABIC announced it is collaborating with Scientex to develop material for what it says is the world’s first flexible food packaging made from advanced recycled ocean-bound plastic (OBP), using Sabic-certified circular PP. The material is being pilot-tested in premium noodle brand packaging in Malaysia. OBP is abandoned plastic waste found in areas up to 50 km inland from waterways that may eventually be washed into the ocean by rainfall, rivers or tides.
