• TotalEnergies, an oil and gas firm, has announced a collaboration with packaging company Berry Global to supply the latter with recycled polymers fit for food packaging.

• Berry Global and TotalEnergies have been working together to develop circular packaging products. As per the partnership, TotalEnergies’ recycled polymers will be supplied to Berry Global for use in its food and beverage packaging and healthcare products. TotalEnergies’ recycled polymers are certified to be fully recyclable and are produced by converting hard-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste into virgin-quality polymers. 

<ul><li>The partnership caters to TotalEnergies’ commitment to generating 30% recycled and renewable polymers by 2030. TotalEnergies is expecting to start production of polymers in 2023 at its advanced recycling plant to be built in Grandpuits, France, in partnership with UK-based plastic recycling solutions provider Plastic Energy .</ul>

• Founded in 1924, TotalEnergies is an energy company that produces fuels, natural gas, and electricity. The company also manufactures polymers made with at least 50% recycled materials as part of its oil and gas processing, serving a range of industries including packaging, construction, automotive, health, and electronics. To further strengthen the company’s recycled polymer business, it acquired Synova, a French manufacturer of recycled polypropylene for automobiles, in 2019.