A small material evolution enabling a meaningful step toward circularity
Tapì Group continues its journey toward more responsible materials by introducing a new PMMA solution with recycled content into its premium closure portfolio. Developed in collaboration with Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider, this initiative reflects Tapì’s ongoing commitment to sustainability—delivered without compromising design integrity, performance, or manufacturing reliability.
Starting in 2024, Tapì, thanks to its partnership with Trinseo, began integrating ALTUGLAS™ R-LIFE™ VML-H CR50 into selected premium closures. This next-generation PMMA contains 50% chemically recycled content obtained through a depolymerization process, contributing to a reduced environmental impact while preserving the optical clarity, surface quality, and technical properties expected in high-end packaging applications.
“We’re proud to support our customers’ sustainability goals. Partnering with Tapì, a like-minded leader in closure packaging, is a natural fit.” says Aldo Zanetti, Global Sustainability Business Leader at Trinseo.
A pragmatic approach to responsible innovation
Headquartered in Campodarsego, Italy, Tapì Group designs and manufactures premium and super-premium closures for the spirits, wine, food, and beauty markets worldwide. Across these sectors, materials must meet exceptionally high standards—not only in terms of aesthetics, but also consistency, safety, and performance throughout the product lifecycle.
For Tapì, sustainability is not pursued through disruptive shortcuts or experimental compromises. Instead, the company focuses on solutions that can be realistically implemented within existing industrial processes, ensuring continuity, scalability, and reliability for both Tapì and its customers. The introduction of a chemically recycled PMMA aligns with this philosophy: a responsible evolution that fits seamlessly into established production flows.
A close partnership with Trinseo
To translate this opportunity into an industrial reality, Tapì partnered with Trinseo, leveraging its expertise in PMMA and chemical recycling technologies. The collaboration benefited from geographical proximity, with Trinseo’s depolymerization demonstration facility located in Rho, Italy, approximately 200 km from Tapì’s headquarters, enabling efficient technical exchange and joint development. This approach reflects Tapì’s focus on integrated and transparent supply chains, allowing the new PMMA to be aligned with existing operational requirements and introduced without major process changes or requalification. For Tapì, depolymerization represents a credible pathway toward PMMA circularity while maintaining the quality and performance required in premium applications. The resulting material delivers the same optical quality, surface finish, and processing behavior as fossil-based PMMA, while reducing environmental impact through recycled content, offering brand owners a practical solution to improve packaging sustainability without altering design or functional expectations.
Looking ahead
This partnership represents another step in Tapì Group’s broader strategy to rethink materials through a circular and responsible lens. By integrating chemically recycled PMMA into its portfolio, Tapì reinforces its long-term vision: developing packaging solutions that respect both the product they protect and the world in which they exist.
A small tweak in material choice, when guided by intention and collaboration, can become a meaningful shift toward a more sustainable future.
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