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Eastman, Indorama pin hopes on pent-up demand

Published: November 18, 2025
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Tennessee-based Eastman and Thailand’s Indorama Ventures painted bearish pictures of the PET landscape, to different degrees. | Tezzstock / Shutterstock

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  • Eastman PepsiCo offtake volumes delayed into 2026
  • Kingsport facility “stretching” capacity amid Texas delay
  • Indorama expects polyester weakness to continue into 2026

Tennessee-headquartered Eastman expects to meet contractual volume requirements with capacity expansions at its flagship PET recycling plant in Kingsport while deciding how to proceed with a second US facility, CEO Mark Costa said during a recent quarterly earnings call.  Continue Reading

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Plastics Pact supports chemical recycling as complementary

Published: November 19, 2025
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In its new position paper, the Pact notes that chemical or physical recycling methods can serve applications with stricter regulations, such as food-contact packaging. | Sergey Ryzhov / Shutterstock

To help inform policy and develop industry-led best practices, the US Plastics Pact published a position paper on Wednesday regarding the role of physical and chemical recycling for plastic packaging. Continue Reading

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Canada PROs unite to align packaging design

Published: November 18, 2025
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Five producer responsibility organizations plan to complete harmonized package design guidance, anchored for plastics in the APR Design Guide, by the end of 2026. | Gary718 / Shutterstock

Five Canadian producer responsibility organizations are joining forces to provide clear, consistent guidelines to make packaging design recyclable, with plastics guidance anchored in the Association of Plastic Recyclers Design Guide.  Continue Reading

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ICIS monthly recycled plastics pulse: Most Oct resin prices stabilize for fall

Published: November 19, 2025
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Some recycled resin markets rebounded slightly in October ahead of seasonal softness | Arnaud Martinez / Shutterstock

US recycled plastic scrap and resin markets were relatively stable in October, with some baled commodities experiencing rebound activity following widespread softness in the back half of the summer and fall. Overall demand is steady to soft, as some markets still experience slower seasonal trends. Continue Reading

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Emerging US EPR programs spark harmonization talks

Published: November 18, 2025
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Producers and municipalities look for guidance as EPR programs pass from state to state. | Studiocho / Shutterstock

Extended producer responsibility legislation has rapidly expanded across the United States over the past two years, with seven states enacting packaging-focused laws that now cover approximately 20% of the nation’s population. Continue Reading

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Film bales prices soften, PET firms

Published: November 18, 2025
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The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars rose slightly for November, now averaging 5.28 cents/lb, compared to 4.50 cents/lb this time last month. Regional contracts are still yielding in the 4-7 cents range. One year ago this grade was trading at an average 16.41 cents/lb. Continue Reading

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Israeli startup to pilot PVC recycling in Ohio 

Published: November 12, 2025
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The Plastic Back process separates carbon and chlorine from discarded PVC, and the pilot plant will be sited at Freepoint Eco-Systems’ site in Hebron, Ohio. | Photo courtesy Plastic Back

Plastic Back, an Israeli startup, is taking a major step toward solving one of the toughest challenges in plastics recycling: recovering value from mixed plastic waste that includes PVC. 

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EU recyclers warn Commission of industry collapse 

Published: November 12, 2025
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More than 100 recycling stakeholders urged the European Commission to address unfavorable market economics, a scenario that provides foresight into what may occur in North America. | NGCHIYUI / Shutterstock

More than 100 recyclers issued a call, coordinated by a Dutch consultancy, for the European Commission to take immediate action in addressing the causes of the current industry crisis – itself a window into what may await the North American recycling sector. 

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