Eastman offers details on $250M depolymerization plant
Eastman's plastics sorting capabilities and complementary chemical recycling technologies will help it cost-effectively secure the ample feedstock supply needed for...
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Anomaly’ year brings recycled PET market twists
A confluence of RPET market disruptions in 2020 included low prime plastic pricing and supply challenges that led end users...
Loop: Outside review disproves ‘smoke and mirrors’ allegations
To counter accusations that its technology claims are bogus, Loop Industries has released the results of an independent review confirming...
Beverage giant to expand RPET use in Europe
PepsiCo will use only post-consumer PET in its plastic beverage packaging for certain brands sold in nine European countries by...
PET bottle recycling rate drops in US
The U.S. PET bottle recycling rate declined by a percentage point to 27.9% in 2019, though the amount of RPET...
PET industry group updates resin life cycle analysis
The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) says using recycled PET offers a 60% greenhouse gas reduction over virgin...
Packaging giant closes plant that consumes RPET
This story has been updated. Sonoco is planning to shutter a West Coast thermoforming operation that uses recycled PET, with...
There is no supply’
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Though...
Much of PepsiCo’s sustainability bond goes to RPET
PepsiCo spent about $200 million of its "Green Bond" to purchase recycled PET plastic over the past few years, according...
CarbonLite starts pelletizing material from caps and labels
A major PET reclaimer has entered the polyolefins recycling business. The company also recently began production at a large facility...
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