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Eco-friendly straws answer environmental complaints

Pakea (Booth #S-4375) has introduced a new spiral winding line for very small tube diameters, and has production capabilities of 60 meters of tube per minute.

Oct 17, 2018
Pakea
Pakea

The company has positioned itself in an emerging market of eco-friendly consumption with no intention of environmental pollution; in fact, with their new line of paper consumption straws, the ECOPAPERSTRAW straws, they guarantee that this cannot happen.

- From PMMI What’s New Reel

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