Asahi Beverages says every plastic soft drink bottle it produces in Australia now uses 100% recycled PET, replacing virgin plastic in around 350 million bottles annually. Caps and labels are excluded.
Suntory, Indorama Ventures and Iwatani plan to introduce direct flake-to-preform recycling in Thailand. The project could supply around 400 million recycled PET bottle preforms annually from 2028.
Spain’s SUPERPAN project combines recyclable thermoplastics and automated production to develop lighter structural components for future vehicles.
PepsiCo reports lower virgin-plastic use and more recycled content in 2025, alongside progress in emissions, agriculture and nutrition.
PET bottle resin prices are weakening during peak beverage season as lower feedstock costs, adequate supply and cautious purchasing outweigh summer demand.
Revolutionary EU Vehicle Recycling Rules Force Automakers to Ditch Virgin Plastics The European Union has officially entered a new era of industrial circularity. Entering into force on August 13, 2026, Regulation 2026/1738—commonly known as the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulation—replaces two-decade-old directives to transform how cars are designed, maintained, dismantled, and recovered across the bloc. European…
A US-China research team proposes a four-pillar system for tracking plastics, chemicals and waste under the developing UN treaty.
German plastics recycler Carboliq has entered insolvency after a liquidity crisis. An investor is evaluating a takeover while the future of its chemical recycling technology remains uncertain.
PeroCycle has enlisted PKU Pioneer and io consulting to help move its carbon-recycling process from pilot development toward commercial deployment in steel and other heavy industries.
