The Jokey Group, a leading international company in the field of plastic packaging, is now offering ISCC PLUS-certified products. Four sites, three of them in Germany and one in Spain, have received ISCC PLUS certification.
The certificate stands for the Use and traceability of recycled materials on a mass balance basis. This step is a further contribution by the Group to promoting a sustainable circular economy. It further expands the fields of action of its sustainability manifesto, the Jokey Eco Concept 2.0. At its ISCC-certified sites, the Jokey Group now also processes sustainable plastics whose raw materials are obtained through chemical recycling or on the basis of biological waste materials.
ISCC PLUS certificate for solutions in the food sector
For its customers in the bottling industry, Jokey is thus offering another environmentally friendly packaging solution that can also be used in the food sector in particular. In the non-food sector, Jokey has been producing packaging from recycled materials since the early 1990s. The Post-consumer recyclates from household collections of this comes from mechanical recycling. Due to growing consumer awareness, paints, building materials and chemicals, for example, are increasingly being filled into recycled packaging.
Four Jokey locations certified
With ISCC PLUS, the Jokey Group has chosen a recognised standard for the certification of the production process according to the mass balance approach. ISCC PLUS is an international certification system for all sustainable raw materials, including agricultural and forestry biomass and recycled materials. The ISCC PLUS certification system requires full traceability of sustainable materials and is verified by independent auditors.
„We are delighted that the Jokey Group is ISCC-certified at four locations and supports the ISCC PLUS standard for the circular economy and bioeconomy. ISCC PLUS certification confirms to companies along the supply chain that the mass balancing of recycled and bio-based materials follows clear rules.“ Dr Jan Henke, Director ISCC System.
The Jokey Eco Concept 2.0 forms the framework for the new ISCC PLUS-certified plastic packaging, which are used in the production of sustainable packaging in addition to the secondary raw materials recovered primarily from material recycling processes. The Eco Concept also focuses on sustainable design to strengthen the circular economy.
More transparency
„Transparency plays an important role for us in the use of sustainable materials in the value chain. Certifications such as the ISCC PLUS are therefore Essential component of the Jokey Eco Concept. They are firmly anchored in our sustainability strategy, as is the creation of recognised standards,“ says Jens Stadter, CEO of the Jokey Group.
[infotext icon] The Jokey Group is a company in the plastics processing industry. With over 2,000 employees, the group produces in 15 plants in 12 countries and supplies customers in around 80 countries. An in-house toolmaking company, a business unit for technical plastic parts and for bathroom furniture round off the plastics expertise. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Wipperfürth, Germany, the company is now managed by the second and third generation of the Kemmerich family[/infotext]. [infotext icon] ISCC PLUS is an international certification system for all sustainable raw materials, including agricultural and forestry biomass, recycled materials and renewable energies. An association with over 140 members manages ISCC as a multi-stakeholder organisation. The members of the association not only represent the entire value chain, but also research institutes and non-governmental organisations actively support the development of the system through their membership. The increasing interest in the certification of raw materials in the circular economy is reflected in the number of valid ISCC PLUS certificates, which rose by over 80 per cent in 2019.SourceJokey Group
