Eastman to advance a round future for healthcare packaging with key collaboration
Ethicon to supply Eastman Renew supplies in industry-leading transfer to assist scale back plastic waste in healthcare
KINGSPORT, Tenn., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Eastman ( NYSE: EMN) has introduced an settlement with Ethicon*, a Johnson & Johnson MedTech** Firm, to supply Eastman Renew supplies for its medical machine sterile-barrier packaging. This is a vital step to assist scale back waste within the healthcare system and contribute to a extra round future. With this settlement, Ethicon turns into the primary healthcare firm to make use of medical-grade Eastman Renew supplies in its product packaging.
“The businesses labored carefully to chart a path towards making a extra round future for packaging of medical gadgets, driving landfill diversion and lowering carbon emissions,” mentioned Scott Ballard, Eastman plastics division president. “With our molecular recycling applied sciences, we will enhance the sustainability of merchandise which were the hallmark of security and efficiency in healthcare for many years.”
Powered by Eastman’s revolutionary molecular recycling applied sciences, Ethicon will use Eastar™ Renew 6763 copolyester for its medical machine sterile barrier packaging. Eastar Renew 6763 is indistinguishable from Eastar™ 6763 copolyester, with the identical sturdiness, security and efficiency relied on by medical machine firms for many years. The one distinction is that by sourcing Eastar Renew, firms can certify that plastic waste is being diverted from landfills to supply new packaging. Via this settlement, the purpose is to divert waste quantity equal to 25% of the burden of complete packaging produced — with the potential to extend as much as 50% by the tip of 2023.*** This dedication is backed by Ethicon’s ISCC PLUS certification, awarded by the Worldwide Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), which traces sustainable sourcing of feedstock.
This is a vital first step towards attaining circularity for healthcare packaging. Strategic collaborations like it will assist drive change within the {industry}, leveraging molecular recycling to extend recycling charges and catalyze a round economic system for healthcare.
Eastman’s molecular recycling applied sciences maintain nice promise for serving to healthcare firms enhance their sustainability profiles. Utilizing mechanically recycled supplies in healthcare functions just isn’t doable attributable to stringent purity and transparency necessities. Eastman’s molecular recycling applied sciences supply a path towards lowering plastic waste for the {industry}. By breaking down waste to its molecular constructing blocks, that are indistinguishable from virgin supplies, they can be utilized to create high-performance polymers appropriate for the medical {industry}. And since these applied sciences supply plastic waste as feedstock, they depart fossil assets within the floor and lead to decrease greenhouse gasoline emissions.
Go to eastman.com/round for extra info on Eastman’s efforts within the round economic system and Eastman Renew supplies.
*Ethicon represents the services of Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon Endo-Surgical procedure, LLC and sure of their associates. All different emblems are the property of their respective house owners.
**Johnson & Johnson MedTech comprise the surgical procedure, orthopedics, imaginative and prescient and interventional options companies inside Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech section.
***The recycled content material is achieved by allocating the recycled waste plastic to Eastman Renew supplies utilizing a mass steadiness course of licensed by ISCC.
About Eastman
Based in 1920, Eastman is a world specialty supplies firm that produces a broad vary of merchandise present in objects individuals use day by day. With the aim of enhancing the standard of life in a fabric means, Eastman works with prospects to ship revolutionary merchandise and options whereas sustaining a dedication to security and sustainability. The corporate’s innovation-driven progress mannequin takes benefit of world-class expertise platforms, deep buyer engagement, and differentiated software growth to develop its main positions in engaging finish markets corresponding to transportation, constructing and development, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and various firm, Eastman employs roughly 14,000 individuals around the globe and serves prospects in additional than 100 international locations. The corporate had 2021 revenues of roughly $10.5 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For extra info, go to www.eastman.com.
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