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Want to assess recyclability of your PET Thermoformed packaging? PETCORE Europe is starting now to assess your solution! Clear transparent packaging already today and colored is coming soon!

The European PET Tray Platform created by Petcore Europe, supported by tray manufacturers, Recovery Organizations (EPRO) and Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE).

In 2019 Petcore Europe launched the PET Monomer Recycling Special Industry Group with initial engagement by companies involved in the development of new and innovative processes to recycle PET and Polyester waste by depolymerization and reusing its monomer constituents. Due to the growing interest in PET Monomer Recycling we decided to conduct "2021 PET Chemical Recycling: Depolymerization Forum" and to share key perceptions on Depolymerization.

This is the fourth newsletter of 2021 that is featuring messages from our President and our Executive Director, updates on activities by our Working Groups, our Communications Campaign, Social Media, policy and regulatory developments at EU and national level, information about our internal structure and many other interesting insights.

PETCORE Europe is delighted to announce that its member - Omya International AG has recently launched a new product from the family of Calcium Carbonate, Omyaloop, dedicated to the transformation of the Polymers Industry towards a Circular Economy.

Carbios to build in France its first-of-a-kind manufacturing plant for fully bio-recycled PET in partnership with Indorama Ventures. This important step of the development will undoubtedly benefit the chemical and enzymatic recycling players, to present these technologies as complementary to mechanical recycling and to move PET recycling into large scale operations. Indorama’s co-investment to accommodate this unit is highlighting its confidence in PET enzymatic recycling. 

Today on World Recycling Day remember that PET is fully recyclable and made to be remade. PET - 1 material of choice for recycling. You can tell that it is PET by the 1 on the bottom. 

Follow the latest news from Petcore Europe - September 2023.

PET Thermoforms represent more than one million tons of PET packaging in Europe and the sector is gearing up towards circularity. The Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform (TCEP) has been created to support the development of the recycling of thermoforms. TCEP has developed design guidelines for PET Thermoforms that are widely recognised and used by the industry. Strong testing procedures have been established to assess recyclability and a modus operandi ensures that the assessments are based on scientific evidence and final assessment is valid for the whole value chain. As a result, these assessments are scientifically relevant, trusted, and independent from the views of any one single sector.