Pakistan International Airways transitions to oxo-biodegradable plastics

Pakistan International Airways (PIA) has entered into a three-year agreement that will see the airline convert all of its flexible plastics to Symphony Environmental Technologies’ d2w oxo-biodegradable technology.

Air Commodore Imran Akhtar, PIA director of procurement and logistics, signed the contract with Business Dynamics managing director Amir Younus at a ceremony held in Islamabad on June 6

PIA has entered into the three-year agreement with Symphony Environmental’s distributor Business Dynamics that will reduce the airline's carbon footprint while leading to better waste management. Further, PIA is to be certified as a green company in Pakistan by the country’s Environmental Protection Agency as a zero pollution airline.

Air Commodore Imran Akhtar, PIA director of procurement and logistics, signed the contract with Business Dynamics managing director Amir Younus at a ceremony held in Islamabad on June 6.

Symphony Environmental is a global specialist in ‘making plastic smarter’, with d2w controlled-life, d2p antibacterial and d2t anti-counterfeiting technologies. d2w is an oxo-biodegradable additive that is added at the manufacturing stage of plastics, converting everyday plastic products made from PE, PP or PS at the end of their useful life into materials which are biodegradable in the open environment.

Michael Laurier, Symphony Environmental chief executive, said: ‘We are delighted that PIA has chosen to use d2w oxo-biodegradable plastic technology in their commitment to help protect the environment from accidental littering of plastic, and congratulate them in leading by example. This agreement marks the excellent work carried out in Pakistan by Mr Younus and the team at Business Dynamics, who are also engaged in many other exciting areas for both our d2w and d2p product ranges.’