Compostable packaging industry pioneer Yash Pakka Limited (YPL) has kickstarted the development of its first overseas plant in the Central American country Guatemala. The company has signed a MoU with the country’s major sugar companies to procure bagasse, which is the primary raw material used by the company for its products. Expected to be operational by mid-2025 with a production capacity of 400 tonnes per day, the new plant will produce flexible packaging and moulded fibre products as its primary offerings.
Yash Pakka Limited (YPL) has kickstarted the development of its first overseas plant in the Central American country Guatemala. As the first big step in this direction, Pakka has signed a MoU with the country’s major sugar companies to procure sugarcane residue, also known as bagasse, which is the primary raw material used by the company for its products. The new plant at Guatemala will produce flexible packaging and moulded fibre products as its primary offerings and is expected to be the world’s largest compostable flexible packaging and moulded fibre facility.
The primary market that the company is willing to cater to is North America. The company chose Guatemala due to the widespread availability of sugarcane in the country, as well as the positive response they received from Guatemala authorities and sugar companies. The upcoming plant is expected to be operational by mid-2025 with a production capacity of 400 tonnes per day.
Ved Krishna, Strategy Lead, Yash Pakka Ltd., said, “We are delighted to partner with the Guatemalan sugar industry to start the process of setting up the world’s largest compostable packaging and moulded fibre facility. The idea is to work towards developing better bio-materials for food packaging and service “
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