Aquapak appoints new member to advisory board

Aquapak Polymers Ltd., a polymer material technology developer based in the United Kingdom, recently appointed Steve Fletcher to its advisory board.

Fletcher is a professor of ocean policy and economy at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K., as well as the director of Revolution Plastics, the pan-university mission-driven research initiative with the goal of ending plastic pollution, and director of the Portsmouth-based Global Plastics Policy Centre.

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Aquapak says he brings a wealth of expertise and relevant research interests to the board, including the interconnected challenges of plastic pollution and the transition to a just and sustainable blue economy which restores marine ecosystems while sustainably benefiting from ocean resources.

“There is an urgent need to find solutions to the world plastics crisis,” Fletcher says. “A global shift in our relationship with plastic is needed, that places an emphasis on reducing plastic pollution for the benefit of people and the planet, and which draws from industry, academia, policy makers and community working together. I look forward to working with the management team and advisory board members to help accelerate the development of the product portfolio and applications.”

The advisory board provides advice and input to support Aquapak’s management team as they embark on a phase of global growth, which includes identifying multiple applications for its Hydropol polymer technology. Developed and manufactured in the U.K., the company says Hydropol is soluble, nontoxic and marine safe, and products made with Hydropol are safe for existing recycling processes and are fully biodegradable, leaving no trace or harmful plastic pollution should they enter the environment.

“We are very pleased that Professor Fletcher has joined our advisory board,” Aquapak CEO Mark Lapping says. “His expertise in the impact of plastic pollution and the marine and freshwater environments is crucial as we bring Hydropol—which is nontoxic, marine-safe and doesn’t form microplastics—to market.”