Eastman looks to recycling plant to drive growth
Despite a "highly uncertain" macroeconomic landscape, the company expects to see accelerated revenue growth in 2026 from its Renew line...
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Alpek closing Pennsylvania RPET plant
The world's biggest PET producer said in a state WARN notice the plant would close March 15, and APR chief...
HDPE, PP bales firm as paper stays level
US prices for plastic film bales continued to weaken in January, while HDPE grades firmed and PET, paper and UBCs...
Carbios delays French PET recycling plant to secure funds
The biotech company must structure about 10% of the remaining funding before construction can restart, and has pushed expected completion...
Austria’s DRS on track for 80% collection in first year
Austria was the 17th country in Europe to implement a deposit-return scheme for single-use beverage containers, and aims for a...
Phoenix Technologies shuts Ohio RPET plant
The reclaimer, owned by Taiwanese polyester giant Far Eastern New Century, shuttered its Poe Road site in Bowling Green but...
NAPCOR finds RPET imports hit record in 2024
Despite gains for thermoforms and other materials, bottle recovery rates and RPET consumption eased from 2023 highs amid abundant imported...
Eastman, Indorama pin hopes on pent-up demand
Tennessee-based Eastman and Thailand's Indorama Ventures painted bearish pictures of the PET landscape, to different degrees.
APR applies pressure on PET imports, tariffs
As pressure builds and the recycling industry faces an existential crisis, speakers at the fall member meeting for the Association...
Glacier AI at Penn Waste aims to improve PET, fiber output
Glacier, the Amazon-backed AI and robotics company, has installed its sorting technology at Penn Waste’s MRF in York County, Pennsylvania,...
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