Recycling
Since 2011 until now, we recycled
GLOBAL COMMITMENT
The PET resin produced by IVL is 100% recyclable. In 2019, we made a global commitment to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
0.75 million tons by 2025
1.5 million tons by 2030
50 billion by 2025
100 billion by 2030
USD 1.5 billion
At Indorama Ventures, we believe that recycled PET (rPET) is a new engine for growth. We understand that there is considerable pressure on plastics and that many people around the world want a sustainable environment for future generations. Amid the challenges, there are also tremendous opportunities with PET, which is a 100 % circular, recyclable plastic with a lower carbon footprint than other packaging materials such as glass and aluminum.
Recycling Facilities Worldwide Locations
Further than promoting the efficient use of natural resources, our recycling operations located in Asia and Europe help minimize PET waste sent to landfill.
Thailand
Philippines
Poland
The Netherlands
Ireland
USA
France
Mexico
Brazil
Indonesia
Czech Republic
Recycled Polyester Fibers
Bottle Flakes
Recycled PET
Recycled Polyester Fibers
Bottle Flakes
Recycled PET
Collaboration with Industry Partners
We are working with several industry partners to achieve a circular economy for sustainable plastics, and intend to play a leading role by bringing customers of recycled products into the value chain and developing ways to include recyclability in all of our products. This is a major priority for us and is included in our climate change strategy.
Note: Please click on the logos to get further information on the recycling activities of the individual organizations.
In Thailand, we are closely collaborating with key customers, suppliers and industry association, notably on efforts to persuade the government of Thailand to amend the current law banning the use of recycled PET in the production of new packaging for food and drinks. This process allows all parties to learn more about the need to recycle and to see the circular economy as an important approach to reducing waste.
With the many partnerships and initiatives underway, IVL remains singularly focused on doing better.
PET is the ticket to creating “Zero Plastic Waste to Nature” due to its recyclability. With the need for compliance in accommodating post-consumer PET waste as a feedstock for the circular production of PET resin, IVL continues to play a leadership role in creating a better future.
In 2011, with the acquisition of Wellman International, IVL began recycling PET bottles, producing clean PET flake to be used in fibre, sheet and bottle applications. Since then, IVL has added PET bottle recycling capacity in Mexico, USA, and Thailand. We were also one of the pioneers in the PET resin business to add recycled PET flake into our virgin polymerization process allowing us to efficiently create PET resin with up to 30% recycled content.
Recyclable PET Life Cycle
While the issue of plastic pollution has become a major emerging risk and ecological concern for the industry, it also presents a significant opportunity. IVL has been active in PET recycling and is a leading recycler in Europe, North America and Asia. It has been continuously exploring the opportunities to increase recycled product offerings, expanding the business. “PET – Recycling – The renaissance to reduce PET plastic waste going to nature, and preserve natural resources.”
In 2018, the company became actively engaged, with the EU government’s effort to reduce plastic waste as part of the Single Use Plastic Directive, and in addition engaged with several NGO’s to help promote the Circular Economy. An example of an NGO we are working with early on is the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. IVL is involved in the Ellen MacArthur “New Plastics Economy Global Commitment” in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program towards a vision of a circular economy for sustainable plastics.
PET will continue in its tradition at the forefront of the recycling of plastic waste, bearing the standard for circular processing business models. Over the past two years, Indorama Ventures has also undertaken two chemical recycling initiatives with selected partners. Chemical recycling allows for the recycling of lower-quality, hard to recycle, post-consumer PET to virgin-grade resin. Through a collaboration in Europe, in 2019 it is envisaged that IVL will take reclaimed monomers generated from the company IONIQA, to combine with traditional feedstock to make virgin-grade PET with recycle content. This will exhibit the circularity of PET by generating new from post-consumer waste. A joint venture with Loop Industries will also break down PET polymer from post-consumer waste and make new 100% virgin-grade rPET.
Post-consumer PET bale input to recycling
Post-consumer PET Bottles
Unit: Tons
Other Initiatives
Apart of our recycling business, we have also initiated many projects concerning to the environment issues. We have run the educational projects on waste segregation, motivation on upcycling and the raise of awareness in 3Rs.
