United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures—exhibiting at Propak Asia (June 2018)—featured breakthrough “green” closure solutions made from bioplastics. In collaboration with Braskem, a leading Brazilian petrochemical company, United Caps’ line of green, bio-sourced plastic caps & closures are made from sugar cane.
The green polyethylene begins its life as sugar cane and is designed to have the same characteristics, quality and properties as conventional PE, sharing the same production route. Combined with the fact that sugar cane consumes a significant amount of carbon dioxide, green polyethylene has a negative carbon footprint. Its use reduces greenhouse gases and it is 100% recyclable.
The green polyethylene begins its life as sugar cane and is designed to have the same characteristics, quality and properties as conventional PE, sharing the same production route. Combined with the fact that sugar cane consumes a significant amount of carbon dioxide, green polyethylene has a negative carbon footprint. Its use reduces greenhouse gases and it is 100% recyclable.