At this year’s Chinaplas, EREMA will focus on recycling solutions for high-quality end applications. EREMA experts will be available for in-depth discussions at stand 2.1 B58.
"Many companies are currently addressing specific questions about which applications recyclates can and will be used for today and in the future," says James Qiu, General Manager at EREMA Shanghai. "These are exactly the topics we are addressing at Chinaplas."
PET recycling: flexibility for different target markets
Solutions for PET continue to account for the majority of recycling systems in China. EREMA has already installed more than 50 VACUREMA® and VACUNITE® systems in the region. The trend is moving towards food-grade applications. "Our technologies offer customers maximum flexibility," explains Christoph Wöss, Global Sales Director at EREMA. "The regranulates are used in applications such as sheets, fibers, or packaging. As soon as the market opens up for bottle-to-bottle recycling, our customers can immediately enter this segment as well."
One area with great potential is tray-to-tray recycling (take-away packaging). The required technology has already been proven on an industrial scale. Danish company Faerch, a leading food packaging manufacturer, is considered a pioneer in this field with its recycling division Cirrec: trays made from rPET thermoforming film contain up to 100 per cent recycled post-consumer PET and meet stringent requirements in terms of food safety, durability and transparency.
The VACUREMA® and VACUNITE® machine series have been approved by globally recognized food safety authorities for the production of food-grade rPET. In December 2025, EREMA also received four additional positive opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with EU Regulation 2022/1616. This confirms that the technology meets current requirements for decontamination and process validation. Furthermore, the distinction between bottle and sheet applications reduces complexity for recycling companies.
"The majority of rPET in China is currently used in textile production," adds James Qiu. "With a future opening of bottle-to-bottle recycling, it will be crucial to establish solutions that keep PET within its respective loops." With the PET fibre-to-fibre technology FibrePro:IV, as well as the investment announced in October in Australian clean-technology pioneer BlockTexx®, EREMA is consistently expanding its expertise in textile recycling.
