American Packaging Corp. earns ISCC Plus certification

Flexible packaging developer American Packaging Corp. (APC), Columbus, Wisconsin, reports that five of its APC Centers of Excellence achieved International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus.

The company’s facilities in Columbus, Wisconsin; Deforest, Wisconsin; Story City, Iowa; Chili, New York; and Rochester, New York, all achieved the certification, allowing APC to source and convert advanced recycled resins and films. These circular content resins and films are used to manufacture packaging products requiring recycled content and tracks the usage through a mass-balance accounting process—a methodology that looks at all inputs and outputs of a particular process.

APC says ISCC Plus certification plays a crucial role in the development of the circular economy by ensuring the traceability of advanced recycled plastics along the entire supply chain in compliance with the ISCC Plus standards.

Unlike traditional mechanically recycled content, APC says the advanced recycled process converts materials to the molecular level, offering a feedstock that can be used to produce new plastic materials with properties equal to virgin plastic. The result, according to APC, is eco-friendly materials that are highly sought after by environmentally conscious consumers. This certification provides an additional and complementary option to mechanically recycled materials for those customers wishing to utilize recycled content.

“As part of APC’s journey of corporate sustainability and environmental stewardship, American Packaging continues to reconfirm its commitment to end-to-end supply chain excellence and advancing sustainable packaging technologies,” APC President Ray Graham says. “This is another major milestone to protect and enhance our world community, for every company and every human being. APC continues to step up to that responsibility, elevating our efforts each and every year.”

The company says its RE portfolio of sustainable packaging technologies has proven commercial success, supporting multiple brands’ sustainability initiatives. With ISCC Plus certification, the company says the RE line will expand with new packaging technologies containing recycled-content resins and films suitable for the most demanding applications.

“The certification of our manufacturing plants to the ISCC Plus standard is a significant achievement as we work with our customers to pursue viable sustainable alternatives, including recycled content that supports optimal manufacturability and product performance while offering the benefits such as reducing virgin plastic use, enhancing circularity and lowering greenhouse gas emissions," says Jeff Travis, APC manager of innovation and sustainability.