1:30 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Regulation

Australia: Government to act on plastic pollution

National packaging and waste reduction targets designed to increase recycling, help build a circular economy and minimise plastic pollution are likely to be regulated and enforced after decades of failed voluntary industry-led schemes.
1:37 min Asia Pacific, Staple fibers, fibers, filaments
Collaboration

Loop Industries announces signed letter of intent with On AG to secure volumes from planned Infinite Loop™ manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South Korea

Loop Industries, Inc. and On AG, a sportswear brand and a subsidiary of On Holding AG, announced a Letter of Intent has been signed by On to secure volumes of 100% recycled virgin quality Loop™ PET resin from the upcoming Asian Infinite Loop™ manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South ...
2:21 min Asia Pacific, Staple fibers, fibers, filaments

Loop Industries and SK Geo Centric sign joint venture agreement to commercialize Loop's technology in the Asian market

Loop Industries and SK Geo Centric have signed a definitive Joint Venture Agreement to deploy Loop's technology in the Asian market through multiple commercial manufacturing facilities. SKGC will own 51% of the venture, which will be headquartered in Singapore, and Loop will have the ...
3:52 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific, PET recycling systems
Campaign

Pepsi® becomes first player in Thailand’s soft drinks market to use 100% rPET bottles

Pepsi® beverage by Suntory PepsiCo Beverage (Thailand) Company Limited has continued ...
1:39 min Strategies & Market Analysis, Asia Pacific
Review

Australia: APCO releases review of the 2025 National Packaging Targets

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has released its Review of the 2025 National Packaging Targets, and is calling for a stronger co-regulatory framework which strikes a balance between industry-led action and effective government regulation.
1:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific, Sorting and collection
Collection

Plastic Bank Indonesia stops 40 million kilograms of plastic from polluting the ocean

Plastic Bank Indonesia celebrates its collection communities, branch owners, ...
2:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific, Food grade PET
Partnership

ALBA Group Asia and VietCycle to jointly develop the largest food-grade PET/HDPE plastic recycling plant in Vietnam

ALBA Group Asia and VietCycle, a waste collection and plastic recycling company, ...
3:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Initiative

Sukano provides long-term support to Fondation Jan & Oscar to fight plastic pollution through youth education

Sukano is proud to announce that it is entering a long-term agreement with the ...
1:23 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Recycling

Amcor, Licella partner to deliver recycled content from one of Australia’s first advanced recycling facilities

Amcor, a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, announced its Amcor Australia & New Zealand business has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australian-based technology pioneers, Licella Holdings, to invest in one of Australia’s first plastic advanced ...
0:43 min Asia Pacific, rPET & PET Flakes
Certification

EcoBlue’s Bottle Grade rPET is now European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approved for use in food contact packaging

The EFSA Panel has concluded that the three steps, extrusion, crystallization and SSP, are critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process.