Polyethylene terephthalate
Regulatory Tailwinds Drive Aliplast’s Strategic Move in European PET Recycling
April 29, 2025 – Aliplast, a leading force in Europe’s plastic recycling sector, has once again expanded its business footprint. The company, which is part of Herambiente under the Hera Group, recently completed the acquisition of Gurit’s PET recycling division in Italy. The acquired facility, located in Carmignano di Brenta, Padua, brings a significant boost…
H&M-Backed Syre Group Unveils Plan for Carbon-Neutral Textile Recycling in Vietnam
April 29, 2025 – A major investment initiative is set to reshape Vietnam’s textile industry landscape. On April 25, Binh Dinh Province in Vietnam and Sweden-based Syre Group inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a groundbreaking polyester fiber fabric recycling and production complex project. With a planned investment of approximately $1 billion, Syre Group…
Packaging Breakthrough: 20-Micron PET Heat-Shrink Film Wins APR Recyclability Award
April 24, 2025 – A significant breakthrough has occurred in the packaging materials sector. Toyobo Co., Ltd.’s PET heat – shrinkable label film “SC836 – 20” has recently received the “APR Design® for Recyclability” certification from the American Plastics Council for Recycling (APR), thanks to its outstanding performance. As the world’s thinnest PET heat –…
FSSAI’s rPET Ruling: Catalyzing India’s Circular Economy in Packaging
April 22, 2025 – The packaging industry in India has received a significant policy boost. Recently, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) officially approved the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for food contact materials. This decision is regarded as a crucial milestone in India’s journey towards sustainable development, poised to reshape…
Unveiling the Culprits: What Causes Yellowing in Recycled PET Bottle Flakes?
April 22, 2025 – In the realm of recycled plastics, the yellowing of recycled PET bottle flakes has long been a major obstacle hindering their high-value utilization. As one of the most widely used recycled plastic varieties globally, the color stability of PET bottle flakes plays a decisive role in their expansion into fields such…
SMI’s Innovative Solution Paves the Way for Label-Free Packaging Revolution
April 22, 2025 – A new packaging trend is quietly emerging in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, with label-free bottles gaining significant popularity. Portuguese company Carvalhelhos, which adheres to the concepts of sustainable development and environmental responsibility, has successfully created new PET and recycled PET (rPET) containers without plastic labels, leveraging SMI’s EBS 8…
Indonesia’s First Food-Grade rPET Factory: ALBA Tridi Secures FDA Nod
March 28, 2025 – ALBA Tridi, a facility operated by ALBA Group Asia in Indonesia, has recently secured a “No Objection Letter” (NOL) from the U.S. FDA for the production of food-grade rPET. This significant certification not only heralds a new chapter for the Southeast Asian recycled plastics industry but also underscores ALBA Group’s ambitious…
Exploring the Potential of Chemical and Biological PET Recycling
March 21, 2025 – A recent research report by Sinolink Securities highlights that the current PET recycling industry is primarily dominated by physical methods, with a relatively mature industrial chain and processes. However, as market demand continues to surge, chemical methods are gradually emerging as a significant development direction for the future of PET recycling….
Autonomous Sorting: Driving a Revolution in the Recycled PET Industry
March 7, 2025 – Revolution in Recycled PET Industry: Autonomous Sorting Technology Paves the Way The recycled PET industry is undergoing a transformative shift as China’s cleaning capacity surpasses the 30 million metric ton milestone, casting a shadow of overcapacity across the sector. However, an industrial revolution sparked by autonomous sorting technology is quietly reshaping…
Eastman Pushes Sustainability with RecyClass-Certified Resins
February 15, 2025 – Eastman’s Eight Copolyester Resins Receive RecyClass Recyclability Certification Eastman has announced that eight of its copolyester resins, along with their equivalent renewable material grades (Renew grades), have successfully obtained RecyClass recyclability certification. These PET resins, which incorporate recycled materials, demonstrate Eastman’s commitment to sustainability. Notably, six of the copolyester resins, specifically…