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2025-11-04 1:19 min Asia Pacific, Biobased Material

PEF

Avantium’s Releaf® receives CPBR approval for recycling in Japan

Avantium announces that its innovative plant-based plastic PEF, branded as releaf®, has received official approval for recycling within the Japanese PET bottle stream by the Council for PET Bottle Recycling (CPBR). Avantium earned the approval for the use of releaf®, produced with ...

2025-11-03 1:37 min Management, Europe

Expansion

Acquisition in Serbia: ALPLA strengthens its role as a system provider in South-East Europe

The internationally active ALPLA Group continues to grow in the compression and ...

2025-10-31 1:44 min K-Show 2025, Europe

Review

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reports positive conclusions from K 2025 and strategically realigns its trade fair presence across Europe

Company to place greater emphasis on targeted customer events and regional exhibitions - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reports a highly successful appearance at K 2025 and, in this context, announces a strategic realignment of its trade fair activities throughout Europe.

India

Partnership

LNJ GreenPET and Sumitomo corporation sign MoU for strategic collaboration in r-PET sector

Joint Ventire

Ester Industries’ Joint Venture ELITe Acquires Strategic Land in Gujarat for India’s First Infinite Loop™ Manufacturing Facility

Joint Venture

Loop Industries’ India Joint Venture Reaches Agreement to Acquire Strategic Site in Gujarat, India, for Infinite Loop Manufacturing Facility

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Africa

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

Initiative

Ayuda en Acción, Indorama Ventures and IMG Group launch major recycling partnership to tackle waste crisis in Mali

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Middle East

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

Management

Siegwerk expands its presence in the Middle East with new site in Dubai

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China

Localized sustainable innovation

Henkel launches RecycLab in China to pioneer a new packaging ecosystem

Commitment

Coca-Cola: First in Hong Kong in recycling plastic bottles to create new ones leveraging its own facilities

Installation

Sidel adds three high speed aseptic complete lines to CR Beverage to help expand its production of sensitive products and meet the growing market demand

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Europe

DRS

NMWE and UNESDA launch the DRS Playbook: A practical guide to building new and effective Deposit Return Schemes across Europe

rPET

OUTLOOK: Less volatility, more availability, softer demand for Europe R-PET

Call

European Plastics Converters - The EU increases disproportionate taxation instead of promoting circularity

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Asia Pacific

Financing for PET recycling

FENC: HSBC backs expansion of recycled PET production in Malaysia

Sustainability

Suntory PepsiCo Thailand advances packaging sustainability strategy with EPR principles, reinforcing commitment to a circular economy in Thailand

Commitment

Chemetall strengthens partnership with Circular Plastics Company to drive evolution in plastics recycling in Vietnam

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America

Expansion

Axium Packaging celebrates opening of new Brampton, Ontario plant

New bottle

Bertolli launches olive oil in rPET bottles

Closure

APR statement on rPlanet Earth closure: A wake-up call for US reycling policy

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