As reported by Market Leader (US)

ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 2012 –The Coca-Cola Company today announced a partnership with JBF Industries Ltd. to further expand production of the plant-based material used in the Company’s PlantBottle™ packaging.  The supply partnership will help Coca-Cola continue its leadership in bringing renewable, lower-carbon plastics to the marketplace and move the Company closer to its target of using PlantBottle™ packaging technology in all of its plastic bottles by 2020.  

Ronald J. Lewis, Vice President, Procurement & Chief Procurement Officer at The Coca-Cola Company said, “The benefits of sustainable innovation are only fully realized when commercialized and put in the hands of consumers.  In 2009, we introduced the world to our PlantBottle ™ package – the first recyclable PET plastic bottle made partially from plants.  Today, Coca-Cola has sold more than 10 billion PlantBottle™ packages around the world that are less dependent on petroleum and have a lower carbon impact.  We are pleased that our partnership with JBF Industries Ltd. will help us further expand global production.”     Read more...

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