Aiming to reduce plastic use and CO2 emissions, Evonik has removed the plastic film layer from its 25-kilogram bags for MetAMINO®. The company’s Belgium, Antwerp site is the first production site to switch to the new, eco-friendly packaging, with others to follow.
Global chemical company Evonik has introduced a more environmentally friendly 25-kilogram paper bag for MetAMINO® (DL-methionine) by eliminating the plastic film layer. This change not only benefits customers with easier disposal options but also aligns with the EU’s new ‘Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation’ (PPWR) aimed at enhancing recycling efforts.
“Product packaging plays an important role in our company’s efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve a resource-conserving circular economy,” says Dr. Dirk Hoehler, Responsible for the Amino Acid Business at Evonik Animal Nutrition. “Packaging must protect the product effectively, but it should do so in the most environmentally friendly way possible.”
The new packaging consists of two layers of paper and can be recycled as a pure paper bag (PAP 22) according to the EU recycling classification. For the Antwerp, Belgium, production site alone, this initiative will save 32 tons of polyethylene (PE) per year and reduces the packaging’s CO2 footprint by 20 percent. Evonik highlights that intensive testing has confirmed that the high quality of MetAMINO® remains unchanged in the new packaging and that its shelf life of 36 months is unaffected.
The packaging experts at Evonik Animal Nutrition have been working for several years on practical solutions to reduce the use of plastic in the packaging of MetAMINO® and other feed ingredients, according to the announcement. The transition to the new bags has begun in Antwerp, with plans for the Singapore and Mobile (USA) sites to follow.
