Cococola will be able to extend its ability through this partnership to provide lowercarbon and recyclable plastics and aim at producing plantbottle packaging technology for its plastic bottles by the year 2020. Jbf industries is expected to construct, as per this agreement, the world&rsquos largest bioglycol production facility in araraquara, brazil and sao paulo.
At this facility, a major ingredient for plantbottle packaging production is bioglycol. Locally sourced sugarcane and its waste will be used to produce bioglycol. Cocacola&rsquos established sustainability specifications will be fulfilled by these materials that are utilized for identifying plantbased ingredients for the making of plantbottle packaging.
The construction of the new plant will commence at the end of 2012 and continue for 24 months. 500,000 metric tons of material is estimated as the full annual production capacity of the facility. By replacing nonrenewable materials, the plantbased materials will allow the plant to erase 690,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
This estimate is equivalent or more than 1.5 million barrels of oil consumption that are estimated annually. More than 24 countries offer plantbottle packaging. It is also used for a wide range of cocacola products. It was introduced in 2009, and has eradicated an equivalent of 200,000 barrels of oil consumption or around 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions since then, from the pet plastic packaging by cocacola. According to ronald j.
Lewis, who is the chief procurement officer of cocacola, the company is overjoyed by the collaboration, as it will benefit them to further increase the plantbased materials, globally. Httpwww.azom.comnews.aspxnewsid34257
