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

With more than 20 recycling facilities across 11 countries, the Bangkok, Thailand-headquartered group collectively recycles 789 bottles every second, transforming used PET into high-quality recycled PET (rPET) resins and other circular materials.

Indorama Ventures reached its first major milestone of 50 billion bottles recycled in March 2020 and doubled that figure to100 billion bottles in 2023, just three and a half years later. Now the company has reached the 150 billion mark which 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.

“Recycling 150 billion PET bottles is more than a milestone – it reflects the power of people, purpose and technology driving scalable, sustainable impact,” said Yash Lohia, executive president of Indorama Petchem and chairman of its ESG Council. “We’re grateful to our consumers, customers and partners who make this progress possible. This achievement reinforces the value of long-term thinking, strategic investment and collaboration as we lead the shift towards a circular economy.”

Beyond the positive benefits of recycling and reusing PET, there is also measurable environmental and social impact. 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 tons of plastic waste from landfills and the environment.

Through its recycling education initiative, Waste Hero, the company has reached close to one million people in schools and communities worldwide and by partnering with a wide network of collection organisations, is ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality post-consumer PET. In parallel, the company works with leading technology providers to deploy advanced recycling solutions that improve processing efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

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