PET recycling in North America proves resilient with efficiency gains and thermoform recovery surge despite market pressures ...

Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste represents a vital strategy to transform discarded plastic into high‐quality feedstocks, thereby fostering a circular economy and reducing ...

The organization says that while the 2024 U.S. PET recycling rate declined to 30.2 percent from the high of 32.5 percent ...

The 2024 report also documents significant improvements in the PET recycling system's efficiency. The ratio of total ...

This diagram illustrates the process of upcycling waste plastics, including various polyesters (PET, PEF, PEA, PES, PLA) and polycarbonates (PC, PPC), using ionic liquid catalysts. The method involves ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech are exploring processes that might greatly increase the recycling of one of the world's most-produced plastics. Ph.D. candidate Adam McNeeley and his advisor, Alumni ...

- Establishes a joint venture with China-based PET recycler Kelinle to build a Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC) - Targeting start-up in the second half of 2026; in-house feedstock to enhance cost ...

SK Chemicals Co. said Wednesday it will establish a joint venture with a Chinese plastics recycling firm to build a ...

SK Chemicals will achieve Korea's first vertical integration of recycling by securing in-house access to the feedstock ...

Germany-based firm says it can now produce 175 tons of recycled-content plastic daily at its complex in Nashik, India. Revalyu Resources says it is investing about $100 million in total in Nashik, ...