Indorama and AMB partner to recycle 150 million PET trays

Indorama Ventures and AMB Spa, a European supplier of sustainable food packaging solutions, partner to accelerate the recycling of PET trays – producing recycled PET (rPET) flakes for food packaging market.

With more than 72 months of research and development, Indorama Ventures was able to produce rPET flakes from post-consumer trays commercially at its facility in Verdun, France.

The new technology allows Indorama Ventures to supply recycled PET flakes from post-consumer trays for AMB to use in making food-grade transparent film which is suitable for food packaging trays.

The partnership between Indorama Ventures and AMB aims to divert more than 150 million post-consumer PET trays away from landfill or incineration by the end of 2025.

The infographic shows how Indorama Ventures and AMB are involved in recycling PET tray.

This partnership echoes Indorama Ventures’ commitment to increase PET recycling rates globally, with an ambition to achieve 750,000 tons of post-consumer PET bale input every year by 2025.

“Each new partnership with sustainable packaging leaders like AMB smooths the path towards a circular economy for PET trays and extends the PET lifecycle. This means we use less raw materials while the process results in less waste and emissions,” said DK Agarwal, Deputy Group CEO, and Executive President of the Combined PET business segment at Indorama Ventures.