Jun 17 2010
The grant is made available through the PACIA Rewards Program, a special program made possible through the Sustainability Covenant between PACIA, the plastics and chemicals industry peak body, and EPA Victoria, the Environment Protection Authority in Victoria.
The purpose of the grant is to assist Plantic to develop its operational processes to reduce start up time and waste. Plantic has developed a novel manufacturing process extruding products directly from corn starch. The process runs at high output and efficiency, but requires further development to enable plant start up to be rapid and generate minimal waste. The grant will enable Plantic to commence this development work, which will give environmental and cost benefits, and give significant future gains to Plantic as the manufacturing base expands.
“Brendan Morris, Plantic CEO, commented “Plantic as a world’s leading developer of biodegradable and renewably sourced polymers is focused on continuing to improve the already outstanding environmental performance of our products. We are very pleased to have the support of PACIA and the EPA to help us improve the innovative manufacturing processes that Plantic operate. The benefits of these developments will further enhance the environmental performance of our products”.
The Rewards program provides funding for a range of projects that will support PACIA member companies (large and small) in implementing the Sustainability Leadership Framework.
The program aims to assist in delivering significant on the ground outcomes for the environment and the economy. It is unique in its capacity to support companies to investigate, research or pilot significant projects that will create a step change or transformation for the site, company or industry.
The Rewards program supports PACIA’s Sustainability Leadership Framework and is funded through the Sustainability Covenant with EPA Victoria.
Source: http://www.plantic.com.au/