Over 150 billion straws are consumed every year in single-use packaging. It’s our mission to help the industry switch away from plastics and to comply with the European Single Use Plastic Directive (Directive (EU) 904/2019). To meet the global demand, we’re focused on developing three solutions for the market: a…
Photo by Herman Engbers In just over a year plastic straws will be banned in Europe. Machine builder Tembo from Kampen in the Netherlands has developed a machine that manufactures very strong paper straws at an extremely fast pace. Worldwide, every year about 700 billion plastic straws are used and then discarded…
Dubai Airports (DXB) announced that it will actively ban single-use plastics from its consumer spaces from January 1, 2020. Dubai Airports joined hands with 106 businesses operating at DXB on World Environment Day last month to showcase the positive impact of eliminating plastics. Dubai Airports is, among other t…
The Dutch Tembo group is behind the construction of the factory. The plant will be built at the Tembo head office at the Constructieweg in Kampen in the Netherlands. The objective of the group is to eliminate plastic straws as soon as possible. Last December, the European Union reached the decision that plastic s…
The food service industry will be a driving force for the paper straw market. This states the global industry analysis report of Transparency Market Research (TMR). Because the food service industry is expected to grow, the need for straws will grow as well. Paper straws are considered to be the best alternative…
The use of straws keeps on growing, worldwide. According a report of Zion Market Research, in 2025 the market will be almost be doubled comparing the market in 2018. The use of paper and plastic straws is growing, mainly because of growth in the food and beverage industry. Growth of the market is expected in emer…
According a recent study in the UK, people are more willing to reduce their use of disposable plastics, because of their increasing awareness. Respondents have described David Attenborough's TV series Blue Planet II and Our Planet as a 'key influencer'. Even though 92-year-old Attenborough is mentioned as the key…
The European parliament have approved the ban on single-use plastic items, by 2021. Only 35 of the 751 parliament members, voted against the proposal. The law, which was supported by 560 Members of the European Parliament against 35 on Wednesday, stipulates that 10 single-use plastic items will be banned in order…
The Dutch group of companies Tembo, is setting up factories for the production of biodegradable paper straws. Goal is to eliminate plastic straws from the market as soon as possible. Under the company flag of Tembo Paper B.V., the family-owned business will open its first production location in Kampen (The Nether…
