7 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 Erratum Unfortunately, an error has crept into the printed issue 6/2025 of PETplanet: In the Market Survey, the Otto Hofstetter AG is incorrectly named not only for the manufacture of preform moulds, but also for the PET machine systems. However, the PET machines are distributed by Otto Systems AG, whose contact details are as follows: Otto Systems AG, Zürcherstrasse 73, 8730 Uznach, Switzerland. Mr Reto Bamert is Division Manager PET and can be contacted at: reto.bamert@ otto-systems.com. The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) introduces the PET Circularity Test The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP), a leading industry initiative dedicated to advancing the circular economy within the PET bottle value chain, announced the launch of its Circularity Test Protocol. This new protocol is intended to provide industry stakeholders with a tool to meet ambitious environmental targets. EPBP’s Design for Recyclability Test Protocol already aligns with the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and the Circularity Test Protocol can be seen as the next evolution towards true circularity. The Circularity Test Protocol is designed to simulate multiple recycling loops and better address the evolving needs of the PET industry as the content of recycled PET (rPET) increases under EU policies and associated legislation. EPBP will initially offer both test protocols to applicants seeking a recyclability or circularity assessment. EPBP will collaborate with relevant stakeholders to establish a transition period for the newly developed PET Circularity Protocol and its associated design guidelines. This transition period will enable the industry to prepare for the new design-forcircularity guidelines. These will be announced by EPBP in the near future. During this transition period, applicants may choose whether to validate their packaging innovations based on either the recyclabi l ity or circularity protocols. However, EPBP strongly encourages applicants to begin adopting the circularity protocol. Innovations successfully validated under the recyclability protocol may face challenges when reassessed against the circularity protocol, emphasising the importance of early adoption. EPBP is a liaison organisation with the Technical Committee on Packaging within the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and actively contributes to the development of standards and the exchange of best practices across the industry. Evolving the PET test protocol from recyclability to circularity aims to provide the value chain with a clearer direction in the future, considering the reality of multi-loop recycling. www.epbp.org CREATING FUTURE STANDARDS Japan’s leading Aseptic PET Filling System Provider. Our website Our solution high quality reliable technology safe & secure Hall B4 Booth 533
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