Indorama recycles 150 billion PET bottles

Thai chemical company Indorama Ventures has recycled more than 150 billion post-consumer PET bottles since 2011.

The significant milestone is a result of investment in recycling infrastructure at more than 20 facilities across 11 countries. Collectively, Indorama Ventures collectively recycles 789 bottles every second, transforming used PET into high-quality recycled PET resins and other materials.

Strategic investments

The company reached its first major milestone of 50 billion bottles recycled in March 2020 and doubled that figure to 100 billion bottles in 2023. It says the 150 billion mark reflects both growing global demand for recycled content and the company’s strategic investments in infrastructure, partnerships, and innovation to scale up recycling at speed.

Yash Lohia, executive president of Petchem and chairman of the ESG Council,says: ‘Recycling 150 billion PET bottles is more than a milestone – it reflects the power of people, purpose, and technology driving scalable, sustainable impact. We’re grateful to our consumers, customers, and partners who make this progress possible. We’re proud of how far we’ve come – and are committed to going further.’

Measurable environmental and social impact is being claimed. By recycling 150 billion PET bottles, Indorama Ventures has helped avoid an estimated 3.8 million tons of CO₂ emissions over the product lifecycle and diverted 2.8 million tonnes of plastic waste from landfills and the environment.