Polyethylene terephthalate
From Waste to Wow: How Filao is Redefining PET Circular Economy Standards
June 13, 2025 – Belgium’s Circular Economy Pioneer Sets New Standard in Food-Grade PET Recycling AsiaMB reports from the color masterbatch industry perspective on Filao Plant’s groundbreaking achievements in advanced PET recycling. This state-of-the-art facility has revolutionized plastic circularity in Europe since its 2023 launch, processing an impressive 40,000 tons of post-consumer PET bottles annually…
Portugal’s IMG Group Invests €30M in Lithuania’s Sustainable PET Film Plant
June 11, 2025 – Portugal’s IMG Group Launches Groundbreaking PET Film Plant in Lithuania AsiaMB reports Evertis, a subsidiary of Portugal’s IMG Group, is making a strategic €30 million investment to establish an advanced PET film manufacturing facility in Lithuania’s Klaipėda Free Economic Zone. The project, backed by a €25 million loan from the European…
Indian Brand Duroflex’s Eco-Innovation: From Waste PET Bottles to High-End Mattress Textiles
June 6, 2025 – Indian mattress brand Duroflex has unveiled a major environmental achievement: transforming 2 million discarded PET plastic bottles into premium mattress fabrics through innovative technology. This breakthrough provides a new paradigm for plastic waste recycling and highlights the company’s leadership in sustainable development. To commemorate this milestone, Duroflex showcased a turtle sculpture…
Petrochemical Giant Alpek Restructures U.S. Operations: Fayetteville PET Facility to Close by July
June 6, 2025 – Global petrochemical giant Alpek has announced a major operational restructuring, planning to permanently shut down its PET resin production facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina, by the end of July. This strategic decision marks a new phase in the company’s global capacity optimization drive. Acquired by Alpek in 2001, the plant has…
From Lab to Market: CARBIOS’s 50,000-Ton r-PET Plant Powers Global Brands’ Sustainability Agendas
May 29, 2025 – In the global battle against plastic pollution, French biotech pioneer CARBIOS has achieved a significant commercialization milestone by sealing long-term partnerships with two international beauty giants—L’ORÉAL and L’Occitane en Provence. These collaborations will see CARBIOS supplying r-PET (enzymatically recycled PET) materials derived from its upcoming commercial-scale facility in Longlaville, France, marking…
From Trash to Treasure: How China’s PET Bottle Recycling Revolution is Reshaping Sustainability
May 28, 2025 – What happens to PET beverage bottles after they’re emptied? Should they be discarded casually or recycled properly? These seemingly mundane containers are undergoing a remarkable journey from waste to reuse. Recently, insights from the China Beverage Industry Association reveal significant progress in PET beverage packaging recycling in China, with millions of…
From Waste to Wealth: Chengdu’s rPET Park Steers Toward Green Prosperity
May 20, 2025 – Southwest China has recently witnessed a landmark environmental initiative with the steady progress of the Chengdu Green Recycling Resources Smart Industrial Park, a food-grade rPET circular economy demonstration base developed by Chengdu Environment Investment Urban Services Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Chengdu Environment Group. The main structure of the park’s comprehensive…
R-PET Revolution: VERAGE’s GRS-Certified Luggage Bridges Eco-Commitment with Design Excellence, Securing Red Dot Honor
May 18, 2025 -Hangzhou Gema Suitcases & Bags Co., Ltd., the iconic luggage brand VERAGE with a storied 60-year legacy, has recently achieved a significant milestone by securing the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) 4.0 certification. This accomplishment also meets the stringent requirements of the Content Claim Standard (CCS) V3.1 and the Textile Exchange’s Standard Disclosure…
Breakthrough in Bio-Recycling: YuanTian Secures GRS Certification for Zero-Waste PET Regeneration
May 15, 2025 – YuanTian Biotech Achieves Global Pioneer Status with GRS-Certified Bio-Enzymatic PET Recycling Breakthrough YuanTian Biotech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. has recently secured a landmark achievement in waste PET plastic regeneration, becoming the world’s first enterprise to earn Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification (Certificate No. TRC-GRS-221954, valid until May 6, 2026) for its proprietary…
Nine Japanese Firms Unite: A New Era for PET Resource Recycling
May 11, 2025 – In the global pursuit of solutions to the plastic waste recycling conundrum, Japanese companies are taking innovative strides. Recently, nine companies from diverse sectors in Japan have joined forces in a highly forward – looking cross – industry cooperation project. This initiative is specifically targeted at the challenges in PET resource…