Dear friends of PETplanet Insiders,

As a diverse and eventful year 2025 draws to a close, we would like to extend our sincere thanks for your trust, collaboration, and continued interest. We truly appreciate your support. We look forward to welcoming the year 2026 together with you—our loyal readers, valued supporters, and long-standing partners. The entire

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CARBIOS maintains its commitment to build the Longlaville plant and adjusts its timeline

CARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB) reaffirms its ambition to pursue the Longlaville plant construction project, by rescheduling the timeline with a three-month adjustment. In 2025, CARBIOS signed pre-commercialization contracts covering close to 50% of the production capacity of the future industrial site in Longlaville and is working to secure commitments to

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JEPLAN Group and Asahi Soft Drinks to produce rPET from used PET bottles manufactured by chemical recycling

JEPLAN, Inc., together with its group company PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., and Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd., report a technological development in chemical recycling that enables the production of recycled PET resin using used PET bottles as the sole feedstock. According to the companies, the process does not rely on

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Constantia Flexibles retains EcoVadis Platinum rating for 2025

Constantia Flexibles has retained its EcoVadis Platinum rating for 2025, reaffirming its position among the top 1% of companies worldwide assessed globally based on environmental, social and governance criteria. Building on its first Platinum recognition in 2024, the company continues to lead the way in corporate responsibility and environmental innovation. Marc

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EFSA approval for EREMA’s PET recycling technology

EREMA has received positive opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its VACUREMA and VACUNITE PET recycling technologies under the EU’s stricter Regulation (EU) 1616/2022, the company announced. The approvals confirm that the systems meet the latest food-contact requirements for recycled PET. With regulation 1616/2022, the European Commission introduces

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Grace head combines aesthetics and circularity

Amcor, known for producing responsible packaging solutions, has unveiled the Grace head for the all-plastic Wave 2cc pump, designed to deliver an enhanced consumer experience while maintaining Amcor’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and the circular economy. Engineered to balance aesthetics with functionality, the Grace actuator brings a new level of sophistication

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The European PET Bottle Platform introduces the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test.Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity), as an addition to Circularity Test Protocol

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP), the industry’s reference organisation for PET bottle circularity and design-for-recycling guidance, announces the addition of the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test.Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity) to its Circularity Test Protocol. The QT-AIT.Circularity provides the value chain with a fast, cost-effective method to simulate the impact of multiple

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SK Chemicals reaches Korea’s first vertically integrated recycling by sourcing feedstock in-house via JV with Kelinle

SK Chemicals aims to achieve Korea’s first vertical integration of recycling by securing in-house access to the feedstock required for recycling. SK Chemicals announced on December 10 that it will establish a joint venture (JV) with Kelinle, a plastics recycling specialist in Shaanxi Province, China, to build a Feedstock Innovation Center

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NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) released its 2024 PET Recycling Report, the 30th annual analysis of PET plastic recycling activity, providing a comprehensive look at PET bottle collection, recycling system performance, and end-market dynamics in the United States and Canada. Despite ongoing market volatility, the report confirms that

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Faerch (Cirrec) and TOMRA Recycling partner to pioneer post-consumer food tray-to-tray recycling

Cirrec BV, part of the Faerch Group and located in Duiven, The Netherlands, has achieved a significant breakthrough in plastics recycling thanks to TOMRA Recycling’s flakes solutions. As Faerch’s dedicated recycling division, Cirrec specialises in circular solutions for plastics. Its mission is to enable true circularity in food packaging by transforming

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