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RNS Number : 4039C  Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC  19 October 2020

 

19 October 2020

SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC

("Symphony" or the "Group")

 

LARGEST BAKERY IN TURKEY LAUNCHES D2W PACKAGING

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), a global specialist in
technologies that "make plastic smarter", is pleased to announce a major event
held today in Istanbul, Turkey.  Evin Pehlivanlı, Deputy CEO of Uno Bakery
Corporation ("Uno"), announced the launch of their d(2)w biodegradable
packaging program, with Symphony as their technology partner and masterbatch
supplier.

Uno is the first major bakery in Turkey to upgrade most of its packaging with
d(2)w biodegradable technology.   Packaging made with d(2)w can be recycled
if facilities are available, but if it escapes collection and ends up in the
environment as litter, it will degrade and biodegrade in a continuous,
irreversible and unstoppable process, in the same way as nature's wastes and
much faster than regular plastic.

Uno is the largest baking company in Turkey and are not obliged by legislation
to use biodegradable packaging. Evin Pehlivanlı, Deputy CEO of Uno said:
"Over the years we have aimed to reduce our packaging, and to recycle where
possible, but we now go further, by resolving the issue of plastic that
escapes into the open environment by using the globally renowned British d(2)w
technology. I am proud to say that we will be the first major food processing
company in our region of the world to adopt this technology, and we hope
others will follow."

Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony, said "It has been a privilege to work with
Uno and to help them ensure that their packaging meets the highest technical
and environmental standards. We have invested heavily in scientific and
technical excellence over many years to help our customers achieve this.  We
are proud to now partner with Uno, the largest baking company in Turkey, which
follows our partnership with the largest bakery in Mexico."

"Both Symphony and Uno are committed to a circular economy, but packaging
which escapes into the open environment cannot be collected for recycling,
composting, landfill, or anything else. It is essential therefore to make it
with d(2)w technology so it will become biodegradable and be recycled back
into nature."

 

 Enquiries

 Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc
 Michael Laurier, CEO                                                  Tel: +44 (0) 20 8207 5900
 Ian Bristow, CFO
 www.symphonyenvironmental.com (http://www.symphonyenvironmental.com)

 

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Symphony Environmental Technologies plc

https://www.symphonyenvironmental.com (https://www.symphonyenvironmental.com)

In addition to d2w, and of growing importance since the Coronavirus pandemic
began, Symphony have developed a technology, marketed under their d2p®
("designed to protect") brand, which gives plastic antimicrobial properties.
It has recently been approved by the FDA in the United States for keeping
bread packaging free of bacteria.

They have now received test results from an independent laboratory showing a
virus reduction of 99.9% after only one hour against a member of the BETA
CORONAVIRUS group of viruses.  This is a masterbatch technology which can be
incorporated in a wide range of polymer products at an affordable cost,
without disrupting the manufacturing process or the supply-chain.

Symphony also has range of additives, concentrates and master-batches which
can be incorporated in a wide variety of plastic and non-plastic products so
as to give them protection against many different types of bacteria, fungi,
algae, moulds, rodents and insects, and against corrosion, and fire.  See
www.d2p.net (http://www.d2p.net)

d2p products also include odour, moisture and ethylene adsorbers as well as
other types of food-preserving technologies. Symphony has also launched d2p
anti-microbial household gloves and toothbrushes, and is developing a range of
other d2p finished products for retail sale.

Symphony has also developed the d2Detector®, a portable device which analyses
plastics and detects counterfeit products.  This is useful to government
officials tasked with enforcing legislation, and Symphony's d2t tagging and
tracer technology is available for further security.

Symphony has a diverse and growing customer-base and has established itself as
an international business with 74 distributors around the world. Products made
with Symphony's plastic technologies are now available in nearly 100 countries
and in many different product applications. Symphony itself is accredited to
ISO9001 and ISO14001.

Symphony is a member of The OPA (www.biodeg.org) and actively participates in
the Committee work of the British Standards Institute (BSI), the American
Standards Organisation (ASTM), the European Standards Organisation (CEN), and
the International Standards Organisation (ISO).

Further information on the Symphony Group can be found at
www.symphonyenvironmental.com and twitter @SymphonyEnv  See also Symphony on
Instagram. A Symphony App is available for downloading to smartphones.

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