A Closer Look at the Recycled PET Market

Aug 16th, 2019

Audrey Latimer

Thanks to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and changing consumer attitudes toward single-use plastic, the demand for recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) is on the rise.

However, according to ICIS, the annual post-consumer PET collection rates "remain relatively stagnant", and collection rate growth needs to more than double to hit 2025 targets.

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