Sonoco increases recycled plastic usage
A packaging giant has notched upward the amount of RPET it uses in its food containers. Hartsville, S.C.-based Sonoco's plastic...
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Prices down for key curbside plastics
PET and HDPE bales are fetching lower prices than they were a month ago, but PP and high-grade film have...
IHS: Recycled PET demand will outpace supply
Market analysts say PET collection rates are insufficient to reach the amount of material brand owners will need to hit...
A startup, Sabic and IBM all push chemical recycling
Three different chemistry-based processes for recovering plastics have recently grabbed attention, illustrating the wide range of stakeholders working to find...
APR: Plastics recycling infrastructure needs help
Brands across the globe are announcing goals to use high levels of recycled plastic. But the companies that actually deliver...
Beverage giant to open SE Asia recycling plant
Coca-Cola will invest more than $19 million in a PET recycling facility in the Philippines, marking the company's first plastics...
Ohio PET reclaimer acquired by Asian plastics giant
Far Eastern New Century this week bought Phoenix Technologies, marking the latest instance of a large plastics manufacturer deepening its...
Brand: Boosting recycled content is pathway to sales
Nestlé Waters North America is betting that it can connect with consumers over the long term by using high levels...
How much Indorama paid for a U.S. PET processor
Earlier this year, global plastics producer Indorama Ventures acquired reclaimer Custom Polymers PET. Financial filings show the deal was worth...
Committee issues food-contact recycling decisions
A European panel approved the use of two technologies to recycle post-consumer PET into food and drink packaging, but it...
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