CTK Partners with Canadian 'Star Group' to Supply Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Materials

Partnering with 'Star Group' Supplying Fresh Food to Large Retailers like Costco
Plan to Replace Single-Use Plastic Packaging with CTK Bio New Materials

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] CTK Bio Canada, a subsidiary of cosmetics platform company CTK, has completed the development of biodegradable plastic packaging materials in partnership with The Star Group, Canada’s largest fresh food company, and signed a partnership agreement for production, marking the start of full-scale commercialization.

The Star Group is a leading fresh food company in Canada, rapidly expanding its business into the United States. It currently supplies fresh fruits and vegetables to a variety of outlets, including major market chains such as Costco and Loblaws, restaurant chains like Wendy’s, as well as general companies such as Sotheby’s. The company spends approximately 10 million USD (about 13.5 billion KRW) annually on plastic packaging materials and is investing significant effort and resources to transition from single-use plastic packaging to eco-friendly materials.

This partnership is an exclusive agreement to carry out The Star Group’s eco-friendly packaging transition project with CTK Bio Canada. As a starting point, CTK Bio Canada’s newly developed materials, Earth Edition and Light Edition, will be initially applied to three types of food packages. In the future, all single-use plastic packaging materials used by The Star Group will be replaced with biodegradable plastic materials produced by CTK Bio Canada.

JK Park, CEO of CTK Bio Canada, expressed his excitement, saying, “We are pleased to finally commercialize truly biodegradable plastics that fully decompose in natural environments, unlike PLA which only decomposes under limited conditions.” He added, “We hope to swiftly replace plastics, which cause many problems worldwide, with eco-friendly materials like our new materials to create a healthier planet.”

Currently, widely used biodegradable plastic material PLA has been criticized for not being truly eco-friendly due to its limited decomposition conditions, and many countries are moving toward usage restrictions. However, the biodegradable plastic developed by CTK Bio Canada is a next-generation biodegradable plastic that naturally decomposes in soil and marine environments, a true “decomposing plastic.”

CTK Bio Canada plans to produce various materials for multiple companies, including The Star Group’s single-use packaging, at its recently opened first production plant. Additionally, product development inquiries from global companies across various industries are pouring in, and the company is positively considering expanding its production facilities.

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