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Henkel has announced the launch of its Packaging RecycLab in Shanghai, China, planned to assess how glue solutions can ‘influence invention in packaging recycling and hasten the changeover to a circular economy’. Over localized trying and process optimization, the RecycLab is anticipated to advance Henkel’s competencies in helping the Chinese and broader Asia-Pacific marketplaces. An allocation led by LI Hua, Chairperson of the China Packaging Federation (CPF), went to the lab and started the 2025 ‘Green Packaging Recycling China Tour’ with Henkel.
This united center associate development, testing, assessment, and research partnership. Built on the CEPI/4Evergreen testing outline, it applies industrial recycling procedures to offer critical data for packing design. The ability focuses on supporting consumers in developing solutions and on supporting the industry in launching a ‘design-for-recycling’ closed-loop scheme.
The CPF allocation toured the Packaging RecycLab and deliberated future collaboration with Henkel. Chairperson LI Hua said: “The Packaging RecycLab united an international viewpoint with local market requirements. It will serve as an appreciated substructure for the complete industry.”
Henkle recently relaunched the portfolio for its Fa brand, featuring shower gels made with 100% recycled plastic, intended for recycling, and deodorants with 50% recycled aluminum content. The body care brand states that all rinse formulas contain over 93% naturally derived ingredients and deliver long-lasting cleanliness.
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Dr. Alejandro Schoenhoff, Head of Packaging APAC at Henkel Adhesive Technologies, underlined the essential role of the Chinese industry in worldwide sustainability. He expressed that the launch of the Henkel Packaging RecycLab in China is a major planned step, underlining the company’s long-term promise. He additionally explained that Henkel is taking tangible steps to drive packaging change by supporting consumers in improving resource selection and packaging assemblies through organized technical support. This inventiveness aims to reduce ecological footprints and achieve a win-win between economic and environmental benefits, meeting the promise of invention in China.
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