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2026-03-12 2:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Africa

New rPET site

Indorama Ventures, Nigerian Breweries and Genesis Energy Partner to develop one of Africa’s largest rPET production facilities

Indorama Ventures together with Nigerian Breweries Plc, a brewer in Nigeria, and Genesis Power & Energy Solutions Ltd, a African clean energy infrastructure development and asset management company, have entered a strategic partnership to establish one of Africa’s largest state- ...

2026-03-12 1:40 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe

Call

Polymer Comply Europe joins industry call for circular plastics made in Europe

Polymer Comply Europe proudly announces its support for the Circular Plastics Made in Europe campaign, an industry initiative advocating for a stronger and more resilient European circular plastics value chain within Europe (EU27+EFTA+UK).

2026-03-11 1:34 min Asia Pacific, Bottle Washing Machines

Expansion

Herbold Meckesheim delivers second PET washing line to Doğa PET, expanding recycling capacity in Türkiye

Herbold Meckesheim has been commissioned by Turkish recycling company Doğa PET to ...

India

Partnership

Sidel delivers Britannia’s first-ever aseptic PET packaging line for Winkin Cow business

Local expertise for the full spectrum of mechanical recycling

EREMA and Lindner Washtech establish subsidiary in India

Expansion

BoReTech opens Indian subsidiary in Pune, strengthening local presence in recycling market

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Africa

Expansion

Packamama launches in South Africa with Polyoak and Safripol

Effort

PETCO: South Africa forges ahead with recycling, as global plastics treaty stalls

Investment in Recycling

Norfund invests in Mohinani Group to promote rPET in West Africa

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Middle East

PLA

Emirates Biotech launches its Embio product range – a new generation of PLA biopolymers made in the Emirates

Reverse Vending Machines

Majid Al Futtaim collaborates with Coca-Cola Middle East and Sparklo furthering its commitment to promoting circular communities

Expansion

thyssenkrupp Uhde signed a Letter of Intent together with KÖKSAN for the delivery of two polymer plants in Türkiye and Iraq

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China

Celebration

Two anniversaries at CHT China factories: 30 years of CHT Dongguan and 15 years of CHT Tianjin

Recycled polyester

Oerlikon Barmag: Demand for high-performance yarns on the rise

Localized sustainable innovation

Henkel launches RecycLab in China to pioneer a new packaging ecosystem

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Europe

White Paper

Ecosurety calls for urgent action to safeguard UK plastics recycling and accelerate long-term circular progress

Authorization

Clariant achieves EU Commission approval for renewable rice bran wax additives in food-contact plastics

Growth

PET recycling: Infinite Loop builds plant at BASF site in Germany

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Asia Pacific

Investment

Norfund: Expanding PET plastic recycling in Vietnam

Certification

Japan has granted the first certification under the Design Certification Scheme based on the Plastic Resource Circulation Promotion Act

Initiative

Japan: Otsuka Pharmaceutical begins rollout of PET bottles made from 100% recycled PET resin aiming to realize a decarbonized and circular society

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America

Public recycling collection point

From education to infrastructure: ALPLA promotes circular economy in Mexico

Market report

NAPCOR: Imported recycled PET and domestic market strain - A turning point for US recycling

rPET market

ICIS: Private equity tightens grip on Brazil’s rPET sector

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