Iran war promises green edge for Asia as plastic packaging runs short
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-04-15 11:09 UTC+10:00
Section: ENVIRONMENT
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Military & Defence, South Korea, Iran, Environment & Climate, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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An 'eco-friendly' range of paper tubes and pouches touted by Yonwoo, a South Korean maker of packaging for cosmetics, has reaped unexpected benefit from the Iran war, which has disrupted supplies of the plastic needed to turn out single-use wrapping.
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