Reverte Oxo-Biodegradable additive is first to obtain "Emirates Quality Mark"

Wells Plastics Ltd has become the first company to obtain the prestigious "Emirates Quality Mark" certification for its Oxo-Biodegradable additives from the Federal UAE Authority: ESMA (Emirates Authority for Standardisation & Metrology). The certification has been issued for Wells Plastics' Reverte brand of Oxo-Biodegradable additive which is certified as complying to the newly introduced "UAE Standard: S 5009 "Standard & Specification for Oxo-biodegradation of Plastic bags and other disposable Plastic objects". This certification has been jointly granted to "Wells Plastics" a United Kingdom based company, and its UAE distributor Excel International FZC based in Ras al Khaimah, after a stringent audit of the Wells Plastics plant by a team of ESMA experts, and is a recognition of the effectiveness and superiority of Reverte Oxo-biodegradable technology as a solution for producing eco-friendly plastics. Plastic bags/film made with Reverte degrade via a two-step process when discarded into the waste stream. The carbon-carbon bonds in the long chain polymer firstly undergo oxidative cleavage, leading to embrittlement due to lowering of molecular weight. This is necessary for the second stage of the process, i.e. biodegradation. These smaller molecules then biodegrade in the presence of microbes, ultimately converting to water, CO2 and biomass. Reverte technology offers controlled degradation due to a unique catalyst which triggers the degradation process only when the bag/ film has been discarded after use and is exposed to sufficient sunlight. Therefore, all properties of the bag/film remain intact even if it is stored in hot warehouse conditions for numerous months prior to use. www.wellsplastics.comAir Max 95 Stussy