In this issue

New technologies for a better futureYou have heard it, and you will hear it over and over – the call for sustainable production, use, and disposal of plastics, and the importance of working together to achieve the goal of reduced plastic waste. We are knee-deep in plastic waste. Consider the statistics from the UN Environment: 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced, using 17 million o barrels of oil each year1 million plastic bottles, 10 million plastic bags are bought every o minute50% of consumer plastics are single use, and 10% of all human-o generated waste is plastic80% remains in landfills or the environmeno See more statistics in the article, Cohesive approach to solving the plastics waste problem on page 18.Meanwhile, the development of better materials such as 100% recyclable food-grade plastics are long-awaited. Recent products include Propafilm™Strata SL from Innovia, and from Mondi a fully-recyclable polypropylene film for MA and vacuum packaging. The technology to recycle PET into food-grade plastics is vital in the drive to reduce waste. In this issue we feature Chang Woen and partner Indorama, both companies supporting each other in the goal to produce high quality rPET for the food industry. On the cover we also highlight blockchain entering Cambodia’s rice market. It seems Cambodia’s farming industry is look set to adopt the technology. With the success of the Blockchain for Livelihoods from Organic Cambodian Rice (BlocRice), a project that carried out the use of blockchain technology within the supply chain of organic rice, it probably won’t be long until we see farmers of other produce follow suit.

FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal Magazine Description:

FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal is published 8x a year in English. The magazine provides the food & beverage processing industry in South East Asia with the latest information and technologies on ingredients, processing and packaging, food safety and regulatory issues. It offers practical solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and turn innovations into real competitive advantages as well as the latest market information, trade show reviews and videos, and people and company profiles, written by industry experts and correspondents across the region. Also included are exclusive content and articles from industry professionals throughout S.E. Asia and from Ringier's family of food industry magazines covering Greater China region, the Middle East and other parts of the world, inclduing International Food & Beverage Ingredients News for China, China Food Manufacturing Journal, Food Manufacturing Journal-Middle East and Modern Food Processing (India). The interactive content allows readers to make direct and immediate contact with advertisers/suppliers and featured companies in the editorial by clicking on the web site and email addresses in each issue, access online content in Ringier’s food website in English and Chinese (food.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.