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The Engineer - Essentra Components Reaches New Milestone – 100 million seals made from 45% Recycled Plastics

Essentra Components is expanding the ranges of security seals that it will manufacture using a minimum of 45% recycled material, after a successful 100 million piece initial phase. Further security seal product ranges are also progressing through development phases and will be launched later in the year and through 2023.

The new polypropylene seals will reduce carbon emissions by around 40% per unit helping Essentra Components’ customers reduce carbon footprints without major investments. Luggage Seal

The Engineer - Essentra Components Reaches New Milestone – 100 million seals made from 45% Recycled Plastics

Click here to read the full article, or to learn more about Essentra Components sustainability programmes, visit https://www.essentracomponents.com/en-gb/about-us/sustainability

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The Engineer - Essentra Components Reaches New Milestone – 100 million seals made from 45% Recycled Plastics

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