VIOn August 18th, 2021, a meeting between the Institute for Circular Economy Development (ICED), Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, and Vietnamese – RKW-Group Vietnam was held to explore collaboration in plastic waste collection and recycling.
For this meeting, ICED was represented by Associate Professor NGUYEN Hong Quan – Director of ICED, Ms. DANG Thuong Huyen, Mr. BUI Le Thanh Khiet, Mr. LE Ba Nhat Minh, and Ms. TRAN Thi Diem Phuc while RKW-Group Vietnam was represented by Mr. Antony Taing, who is a Managing Director of RKW-Group in Vietnam and serves as vice-chairman of Circular Economy Working Group of Green Growth Sector Committee of the European Chambre of Commerce in Vietnam.
In the meeting, ICED and RKW-Group discussed collaboration towards a circular economy in relevant topics such as plastic packaging waste recycling, business models, linkages between digitalization and circular economy. Prof. Nguyen was also pleased to share ICED current projects while Mr. Antony presented the strengths of his company in the field of recycling in HDPE, film, and plastic bags, etc. Then both sides discussed in-depth potential collaboration, pooled and leveraged each other’s resources to jointly develop projects and research towards the principles of the circular economy. Mr. Antony also gave a few comments on the Draft of the Extended Producer Responsibility Decree of Vietnam and the lack of standards for biodegradable materials in the Vietnamese Environmental Protection Law.
The meeting achieved good results as expected, ICED and RKW-Group agreed on a cooperation roadmap soon, especially in the field of packaging waste collection and recycling and research projects.
About RKW-Group Vietnam
The RKW Group is an independent, privately-owned company headquartered in Mannheim, Germany and one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of excellent film solutions. RKW is the market leader in the areas of hygiene and agricultural films, films for the beverage industry, and packaging for powdery goods. In addition, the company makes films and nonwovens for medical applications, for the chemical and converting industries as well as for the construction sector. RKW’s sustainable films enable its customers to improve the daily life of consumers all over the world.
In the fiscal year 2020, RKW generated total sales of EUR 784 million. About 3,000 employees process 350,000 metric tons of plastic materials at 19 locations around the world. True to the corporate slogan “When excellence matters”, the company, which was founded in 1957, offers outstanding performance in terms of quality and service. Respect and reliability are the core values of RKW and form the basis of the company’s success. (Source: https://rkw-group.com/company/corporate-profile/