Chemical producer Indorama Ventures has teamed up with industry leaders to launch the world’s first biological polyethylene (PET) bottle. The Suntory Group will introduce the new bottles on the Japanese market this month.
Indorama Ventures is collaborating with six partners to launch around 45 million PET bottles made of a new material. The sustainable packaging is made from used cooking oil, amongst other things. This significantly reduces the CO2 emissions of the new line of products.
Suntory says it will likely expand the bio-based material to other types of packaging in the near future.
Who will do what?
- Mitsubishi Corporation: Manage entire supply chain
- Nesté: Produce bio-naphtha from used cooking oil in ISCC+ certified plant
- Mitsui Chemicals: Produce intermediate material of bio-paraxylene using bio-naphtha in ISCC+ certified plant
- ENEOS Corporation: Produce bio-paraxylene from intermediate material in ISCC+ certified plant using mass balance approach*2
- Indorama Ventures: Produce PET resin by reacting MEG with PTA (TPA) produced with bio-paraxylene in ISSC+ certified plants
- Iwatani Corporation: Manage operation from production to delivery of PET resin
- Suntory Group: Form PET resin into PET bottles for its products
Meaningful change
Yash Lohia, chairman of the ESG Council of Indorama Ventures, underlines the importance of a shared vision and responsibility. He explains the company took Bio-Paraxylene to create Terephthalic acid, then reacted it with monoethylene glycol to produce PET Resin.
‘We are proud to work alongside industry leaders in this pioneering effort towards a more sustainable future,’ Lohia says. ‘It not only brings new possibilities to the packaging industry but also reinforces the importance of collaboration in driving meaningful change.’
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