- News & Events
- Thursday, 11 April 2019
Last week, DuPont Teijin Films announced the launch of its LuxCR™ depolymerisation process which upcycles post consumer waste into a variety of technically advanced BOPET films serving a wide range of applications and markets. The use of recycled content is a critical part of DuPont Teijin Films’ circular economy strategy, and the upcycling of PET through the LuxCR™ process also marks an important step forward in the chemical recycling technology for the wider polyester industry.
- News & Events
- Friday, 29 March 2019
Follow the latest news of Petcore Europe. This is the first newsletter of 2019 featuring updates of our PETCORE EUROPE Conference 2019, Round Table Discussions in the European Parliament and much more.
- News & Events
- Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Collection and sorting is the way forward | Petcore Europe Lunch Discussion in the European Parliament on 20 March 2019
Since 1993, the entire PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) value chain has been ready to industrially recycle PET, to an extent that the PET recycling companies have always been in overcapacity in the EU. Ambitious recycling targets have been set by the EU Plastics Strategy; to make sure that the collection and sorting will meet the recycling capacities, PETCORE EUROPE and the Parliament Magazine organised two round table discussion in the European Parliament. During the first one on 19 February, the PET industry shared best practices with EU policymakers, NGOs and stakeholders alike.
- News & Events
- Tuesday, 05 March 2019
63 individual company members and six European associations work together in the European PET value chain association. PETCORE EUROPE, the Brussels based association representing the entire PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) value chain in Europe, increases its competence by welcoming twelve new members in 2019: Bandera, IFPEN - French Institute of Petroleum Energies nouvelles, Point Plastic, AFA Dispensing, Remondis PET Recycling, CUMAPOL, RETAL Industries, PepsiCo, Mitsubishi Polyester Films, Suntory, Digimarc and Finat.
- News & Events
- Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Best Practices for Harmonised Collection & Sorting | Breakfast Discussion in the European Parliament on 19 February 2019
The entire PET industry has set itself ambitious recycling targets and is committed to increase its role in the circular economy. PETCORE EUROPE and the Parliament Magazine therefore organised a breakfast discussion in the European Parliament to present the PET industry's best practices and to bring together EU policymakers, NGOs and stakeholders alike to discuss the PET recyclers’ unused capacity. The event was kindly hosted by MEP Maria Spyraki.
- News & Events
- Thursday, 14 February 2019
PETCORE EUROPE ODR Working Group achieves a 3-year temporary endorsement for perforated sleeves on Household and Personal Care (HPC) PET bottles by the European PET Bottle Platform
- News & Events
- Wednesday, 13 February 2019
