Yash Pakka Limited (YPL), providing compostable packaging solutions, has kickstarted the development of its first overseas plant in the Central American country Guatemala. The new plant is expected to be the world’s largest compostable flexible packaging and moulded fibre facility. As the first big step in this direction, Pakka has signed MoU with the country’s major sugar companies to procure sugarcane residue, also known as bagasse, which is the primary raw material used by the company for its products.
The company chose Guatemala due to the widespread availability of sugarcane in the country, as well as the positive response they received from Guatemala authorities and sugar companies. The upcoming plant is expected to be operational by mid-2025 with a production capacity of 400 tonnes per day.
The new plant at Guatemala will produce flexible packaging and moulded fibre products as its primary offerings. While these will be the focus, information about other products that will be manufactured in the Guatemala plant will be shared in due course of time.
As per Ved Krishna, Strategy Lead, Yash Pakka Ltd, the company is delighted to partner with the Guatemalan sugar industry to start the process of setting up the world’s largest compostable packaging and moulded fibre facility. The idea is to work towards developing better bio-materials for food packaging and service.
Pakka’s work has been towards developing alternate solutions for single-use plastic, which is aligned with the company’s vision of a cleaner planet. This is a step in that direction, and is expected to have a widespread impact.