Coca-Cola

CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING GBP 12m investment to increase recycling activities / Raising capacity for food-grade material	14.08.2012
OCTAL Phase two of Salalah PET expansion complete / Ramping up to full nameplate capacity	10.08.2012
BIOPLASTICS Global market to grow 34% per year to 2016 / Largest growth in Europe and the Americas / BCC Research report	11.07.2012
BIO POLYESTER Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble form collaborative to accelerate development of products made from plant-based PET	11.06.2012
ECO PLASTICS Continuum bottle recycling jv with Coca-Cola officially opened / Setting new industry standards for sustainable packaging / New bottles from old within six weeks	17.05.2012
COCA-COLA Use of material in packaging to be reduced by 25% by 2020 / All bottles to include recycled and bio-based PET / Sustainability plan published	15.05.2012
ALPLA Contract to supply Mexican Coca-Cola bottler with 900m bottles per year / Sidel supplies the necessary blow-moulding machinery	03.05.2012
DANONE / AVANTIUM Second major development partnership for YXY technology / Commercialisation of PEF bottles	27.03.2012
COCA-COLA Plans to invest USD 1 bn in Mexico this year / Focus on sustainable packaging / Local recycling capacities doubled in wake of PetStar acquisition	16.02.2012
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING WRAP loan to increase capacity at Eco Plastics / Boost for non-bottle recycling / Complements previous support for Biffa Polymers	13.02.2012
COCA-COLA Deals with three biotechnology companies to speed up development of 100% bio-based “PlantBottle” / Virent, Gevo and Avantium to develop their respective technologies / Replacing petroleum-based PTA with plant-based PTA	20.12.2011
TITECH New PET flake separating systems to be used in Eco Plastics' expanded UK facility	01.12.2011
EVENTS BPF seminar on Plastics Recycling	12.10.2011
ECO PLASTICS Follow-up: Work started on PET recycling expansion / JV with Coca-Cola Enterprises named Continuum Recycling	26.09.2011
COCA-COLA “PlantBottle” packaging introduced for all 500ml bottles in the UK / Part of global rollout	22.09.2011
ECO PLASTICS Funding to support recycling expansion / Joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterprises on stream in 2012	25.07.2011
COCA-COLA New “green” bottling plant in South Africa / First African country to launch “PlantBottle”	22.07.2011
FUWEI FILMS Agreement to supply Chinese Coca-Cola bottling consortium with PETG shrink film	11.07.2011
ECO PLASTICS Planning permission for bottle recycling expansion in the UK / JV with Coca-Cola Enterprises for rPET	12.05.2011
PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY Supply chain for bio-based food packaging at 2012 Olympics / No waste to landfill	20.04.2011
PLASTICS RECYCLING WRAP: China remains key trading partner for the UK / Prices near peak levels / Demand for rPET still growing	30.03.2011
US SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Ameripen association established to promote environmentally- friendly approach / “Material neutral” perspective	22.03.2011
PEPSICO PET bottle made entirely from plant-based resources / Pilot plant in 2012 / Technology differs from Coca-Cola's PlantBottle packaging	22.03.2011
UK RECYCLING Coca-Cola and ECO Plastics to develop new recycling plant / Facility will more than double the country's PET reprocessing capacity / “Innovative blueprint for the future”	10.03.2011
COCA-COLA Strategic partnership with food manufacturer Heinz for PlantBottle packaging / 30% plant-based material	02.03.2011