SABIC and CJ CheilJedang partner for biobased rice bowl packaging

In South Korea, SABIC and CJ CheilJedang have developed ready-to-eat rice packaging bowls made with 25% certified renewable polypropylene. The innovative packaging, a part of CJ’s Hetbahn brand, uses food-contact grade TRUCIRCLE™ certified renewable PP resins produced by SABIC. The rigid bowls are manufactured using sheet extrusion and thermoforming for ready-to-eat-rice packaging formats in Asia Pacific.

“Our certified renewable grade from our TRUCIRCLE portfolio used in CJ’s Hetbahn rice bowls meet the food-contact regulations and offers the same ease of processing and high end-use quality as competitive all-virgin polymers,” Mohammed Al-Zahrani, Vice President of SABIC’s Polypropylene Business, said in a press statement.