The import ban of scrap plastics into China early this year continues to elicit initiatives by global and regional brands to optimise recycled content and increase their collection and sorting activities.

CMT’s 8th PETAsia & Recycling Outlook opens with leading Asian player, Reliance and consultant, Nexant highlighting the Demand Supply Dynamics of Global - Asia PET resins, PTA & RPET trade for the 6-12 months, including feedstocks PX & MEG supply. Will the market tighten up or be healthy?

With emphasis on recycling and Southeast Asia said to be access for waste going into the oceans, this year’s Day 1 Afternoon program consist of an important panel from Thailand, Philippines and China. With focus on regional recycling policies, improvements towards collection, recycling infrastructure, ocean plastics prevention programs for PET manufacturers & brand owners.

• Wood Mackenzie outlines South East Asia PET Dynamics in a Global Context
• Euromonitor analyses Asia’s PET Packaging & Beverage Trends - What is Asia Drinking?
• Innovative PET Packaging Solutions and Growth Potential in Indonesia by PT Indo Tirta Abadi
• Himalaya Drug Co spells out Trends & Growth for PET Packaging in OTC supplements & skin care products
• Trends towards PET Flexible Packaging Replacements & Growth Potential in the Philippines
• Creating Value with PET Thermoform & Tray Packaging and its Recycling Concerns
• Corbion Purac known for their PLA resins used in packaging, disposables, fibers, electronics and automotive markets, are additionally developing 100% biobased FDCA for high performance PEF resins to be used for bottle and film applications. They will present their Developments on PEF. PEF, a newly developed biobased polymers was previously regarded as a downgraded PET because of its slow crystallization and low Tm but has now reached industrial production.

• Carbios highlights optimization of its biorecycling process of post-consumer PET plastic bottles, and how it accelerate its scaling up towards industrial demonstration stage. They have achieved a 97% conversion rate which significantly increase the flows of PET waste that can be treated enzymatically, whether they are coloured, opaque or complex. With their recent partnership with L’ORÉAL, to promote a circular economy through innovative bio-recycling solutions, Carbios will further present successful case studies and Innovations in Chemical Recycling to Generate New Materials.
• Magic Add demonstrates on Smart Packaging Adoption in PET Packaging
• Latest innovations from Holland Colours, Husky, NGR