Tetra Pak Arabia celebrates double win at PRIME Summit Awards
Tetra Pak Arabia has received two prestigious awards at the fifth edition of the PRIME Summit Awards 2025, held recently at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai.
The company was honoured with a Gold award for Sustainable Packaging Company of the Year and a Silver award for Packaging Recycler of the Year.
The Gold award recognises Tetra Pak Arabia's innovative thinking in its alternative paper-based barrier packaging solutions, effectively increasing the total renewable content of a carton to 90% while reducing its carbon footprint by 33%.
Tetra Pak's Silver award for Packaging Recycler of the Year spotlights the launch of the first-of-its-kind carton packages recycling line in partnership with Union Paper Mills (UPM) back in November of 2024. This union spotlights an AED2.5 million investment that has brought about the possibility to recycle up to 10,000 tons of carton packages, each year.
These landmark initiatives send a clear signal of the UAE's recycling capabilities while fostering sustainability and circularity in the region, adding to Tetra Pak's awards shelf from the PRIME Summit Awards. They previously received the CSR Initiative of the Year and Best Sustainable Packaging Solution awards in 2023, the company said.
The PRIME Summit Awards by Packaging MEA identifies the most innovative and impactful projects that exemplify excellence and progress in the packaging industry. They reaffirm Tetra Pak Arabia's continued commitment to building a more sustainable, circular future for the packaging industry. They also reflect the company's longstanding dedication to protecting people by providing safe, nutritious food, in a way that also protects our planet.- TradeArabia News Service
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