Another Project to Make 100% Biobased PET Bottles

摘要

Anellotech, Pearl River, N.Y. (anellotech.com), a sustainable technology company focused on producing cost-competitive renewable chemicals from nonfood biomass, announced last month a new phase in its strategic partnership with Suntory Holdings Ltd. of Japan. Suntory owns leading consumer beverage brands such as Orangina and Schweppes, as well as major alcohol brands such as Jim Beam and Courvoisier. Their collaboration began in 2012 and has provided more than $15 million in funding to advance development and commercialization of all-biobased plastics for beverage bottles. Suntory, like Coca-Cola Co. and others, uses 30% plant-derived PET for its mineral-water brands.