Trinseo Partners with CEDAP on yogurt containers

Trinseo has announced a collaboration with CEDAP, a specialist in sheet extrusion for the packaging industry to use recycled polystyrene (PS) in food packaging by utilising chemically recycled PS to develop and test food grade recycled PS packaging.

Trinseo will also collaborate with CEDAP lending technical expertise to support the development of a 100% PS made yogurt container.

CEDAP is currently participating in a project, which aims to create a mono material yogurt container, including the label, lid, and pot. This project is spearheaded by the consortium Citeo, including Plastiques Venthenat (PV), Amcor, and Triballat.

“This is an exciting collaboration that Trinseo is lending technical, processing and performance expertise on,” said Nicolas Joly, global business director, Polystyrene and Feedstocks at Trinseo.

“The implementation of a recycled PS in food grade packaging is coming closer to reality as we work hand in hand with the packaging industry. Furthermore, the development of a mono material yogurt pot would enable greater ease of recyclability and in turn unlock the opportunity for a new life in other applications via chemical or mechanical recycling of PS.”