WOOD DALE, Illinois — D&W Fine Pack has announced a multi-million dollar investment in sustainability technology at its manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Scheduled to debut in January 2023, the new extrusion technology, the largest of its kind in the United States, will give the company the ability to manufacture food packaging products from 100% post-consumer recycled PET. Energy savings in manufacturing.
D&W Fine Pack’s new technology produces FDA-approved food packaging at scale from 100% recycled PET plastic.tweet this
This process creates FDA food-grade PET sheets from plastic that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
The technology is globally accepted with international accreditations from FDA, EFSA, Anvisa, Invima, and Senasa.
Gary Rehwinkel, CEO and President of D&W Fine Pack, said:
“The new infrastructure we are implementing to support this initiative will streamline processes, increase efficiency and save energy. increase.”
PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, is a clear, strong, lightweight plastic that is widely recycled.
EFSA is the European Food Safety Authority, Anvisa is the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Invima is the National Food and Drug Surveillance Agency of Colombia, and Senasa is the Food Safety and Quality Service of Argentina.
For more information, please visit dwfinepack.com.
Headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, D&W Fine Pack LLC is a leader in food packaging and foodservice disposables, offering a wide range of disposable containers, flatware, cutlery, straws and meal kits. As a leader in sustainable development, D&W promotes environmentally friendly packaging using renewable resources.