The KHS Group is introducing the KHS Supreme system that uses Plasmax barrier technology to protect oxygen-sensitive beverages such as tea while maintaining full recyclability of PET bottles, including rPET.
The global PET market enters 2026 with weak demand, volatile freight costs and increasing import competition. Seasonality and speculative factors in many regions prevail over supply-demand fundamentals.
The concept was logical and aligned with the European direction of change. Extended Producer Responsibility was to cover the actual costs of managing packaging waste, while the deposit return scheme was to ensure high-quality collection of selected fractions.
UPM started commercial production of industrial sugars at its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The facility, the largest biochemical investment in Europe, uses hardwood to produce advanced renewable feedstocks.
Erema’s Vacurema Basic, Vacurema Advanced and Vacunite technologies received EFSA positive opinions under Regulation (EU) 1616/2022 for PET recycling for food-contact applications. The company reports that challenge tests confirmed decontamination efficiency under simulated worst-case conditions.
The European PET Bottle Platform has launched a two-month industry consultation on Design for Circularity guidelines for PET bottles, representing an evolution beyond current Design for Recyclability principles.
Cirrec, the recycling division of the Faerch Group, has installed multiple Tomra flake sorting units at its Duiven plant, enabling large‑scale post‑consumer PET food tray‑to‑tray recycling with food‑grade quality and increased capacity.
Sukano has developed an additive masterbatch package that enables production of monomaterial PET and rPET closures recyclable in the same stream as clear PET bottles, addressing a long-standing gap in bottle-to-bottle circularity.
The European PET value chain is calling for the adoption of the CEN prEN 18120 design-for-recycling standards as the technical basis for recyclability assessment under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Europe's plastics recycling industry is experiencing its steepest contraction, with turnover down 5.5% and closures rising, risking progress toward circular economy goals, according to the latest industry figures.
Alpla is establishing the international Plastic is Fantastic association to promote the responsible use of plastics and the development of a circular economy. The organization was founded in Vienna and is open to companies that use polymers.
Husky Technologies presented PET packaging technologies at Gulfood Manufacturing 2025 in Dubai, focusing on sustainability, product safety and conversion cost.
