Manufacturing Magazine January 2020 | Page 18

HUHTAMAKI HONG KONG
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1920

Year founded

€ 3.1bn + Total Revenue

3,200 Number of employees example “ typical alternative to plastic utensils is wooden cutlery made from birchwood . Birch tree usually takes about 20 years to mature . In the US alone , there are about 40bn plastic utensils used each year . If you intend to replace all 40bn units annually , the end product wouldn ’ t be sustainable when considered as a whole . With this in mind , we ensure our suppliers source their raw material from a sustainable source .”

Huhtamaki is also a creator of sustainable materials . It ’ s Fresh initiative created a meal tray from natural wood
JANUARY 2020