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class=MsoNormal><span class=hidden><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Octopus Packaging Ltd</span></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div id="key_visual"> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div id=logo> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div id="main_container"> <div id="sub_container2"> <div id="content_container"> <h3><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:green'>Compostable and Sustainable</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> product news<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p><b>August 2009<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Since the sad and unexpected death of Stuart McLellan in February 2008 Octopus packaging has regrouped.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We now offer consultancy services, supply of traditional, compostable and niche market materialsand packaging products, Octopus Packaging has also entered into a Joint Venture with Aphelion Packaging and Plaspro &amp; Co Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Thus Octopus Packaging can now offer an extended range of services and materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We are currently updating this website and further details will be available soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><b><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></b></p> <p><b>Octopus Packaging still has </b><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>the following items in our range of <span style='color:green'>compostable and sustainable</span> PLA products:-</b></p> <p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Metallised PLA and transparent barrier PLA Film, twist wrap and shrink films all of which meet the <i>EN 13432</i> compostable standards. These developments compliment the range of <span style='color:green'>compostable and sustainable </span>thermoformings, trays and tubs already available from Octopus Packaging.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:green'>Compostable </span>PLA extrusion coated paper and board products - <span style='color:green'>compostable and sustainable</span> confectionary bags and cereal box liners.<br> <br> <span style='color:green'>Compostable and sustainable</span><i> </i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Confectionery bag</span><br> The confectionery bag will replace a Polypropylene/paper bag&nbsp; (PP/paper). The advantage over the traditional PP/paper is that the PLA coated paper is both compostable and degradable, while the traditional PP/paper combination is neither compostable nor degradable.<br> <br> <span style='color:green'>Compostable and sustainable</span><i> </i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Cereal Box Liner</span><br> The cereal box liner allows the whole material to be recycled or composted unlike the traditional product where currently only the carton can be recycled (if at all) and the plastic sent to landfill.<br> <br> The PLA/paper combination offers an easy tear opening plus a dead fold which allows the pack to be folded closed after use preventing contamination or spillage in the consumers cupboard.<br> <br> The bottom line, balance sheet benefit of the <span style='color:green'>compostable and sustainable</span> PLA/paper combination includes a lower recycling/recovery tax as PLA/paper is classed as paper (other), where as the traditional PP/paper is classed as a mixed material and attracts the higher tax. Coupled with the kudos for 'going green' the argument for <span style='color:green'>compostable and sustainable </span>materials is quite compelling.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id=footer> <div id="footer_text"> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>©2009 Octopus Packaging Limited<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- wfxbuild / 1.0 / office1 / 2007-01-10 03:07:16 CET--> </body> </html>