Scale signal
Indorama Ventures reports more than 150 billion post-consumer PET bottles recycled since 2011.
Evidence-bound company brief · as of September 18, 2026
PET, polyester, recycling infrastructure and circular feedstock systems
Indorama Ventures has a documented PET-recycling footprint, including more than 150 billion post-consumer bottles recycled since 2011 and 458,500 tonnes diverted in 2025. Those are scale signals, not an automatic food-grade or buyer-specific claim. The real decision is regional: select one bale specification, recycling plant, rPET grade, application and offtake requirement, then test yield and quality through the full chain.
Indorama Ventures 2025 reporting and official releases describe a global PET recycling network, 458,500 tonnes equivalent of post-consumer PET bottles diverted in 2025, and more than 150 billion bottles recycled since 2011. Its climate strategy lists 0.75 million tonnes of post-consumer PET bale input by 2025 and 1.5 million tonnes by 2030. Public sources do not establish one regional bale specification, recycling yield, rPET grade, customer allocation and end-of-life return record.
Indorama Ventures reports more than 150 billion post-consumer PET bottles recycled since 2011.
Indorama Ventures reports more than 20 recycling facilities across 11 countries, which establishes network scale but not grade-specific output.
Its sustainability reporting cites 458,500 tonnes equivalent of post-consumer PET bottles diverted in 2025.
Global totals do not establish a regional feedstock, grade and buyer-level material passport.
Indorama Ventures has a documented PET-recycling footprint, including more than 150 billion post-consumer bottles recycled since 2011 and 458,500 tonnes diverted in 2025. Those are scale signals, not an automatic food-grade or buyer-specific claim. The real decision is regional: select one bale specification, recycling plant, rPET grade, application and offtake requirement, then test yield and quality through the full chain. The public record supports one bounded next move: Choose one Indorama Ventures recycling region and one rPET grade. Map bale source, sorting, washing, yield, certification, customer specification and return route. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.
| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PET bale feedstock | PET content, moisture, PVC, color and contamination | Sort, wash, flake and pelletize | Bale spec, yield, rejects and certificate |
| rPET resin | IV, AA, color, food contact and mechanical performance | Bottle, packaging or fiber production | COA, TDS, customer trial and allocation |
| Non-PET residuals | Composition, contamination and local route | Reuse, recycling or treatment | Volume, destination and recovered value |
This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.
Global bottle counts are useful context. The commercial decision lives in one region, one grade and one customer.
Next evidence: Select collection network, plant, bale spec, rPET grade and buyer trial.
A circular supply chain fails when collection quality is invisible to the plant or buyer.
Next evidence: Map collector, sorter, bale, yield loss, resin and customer claim.
The strongest proof is a defined package, collection market, reprocessor and new product allocation.
Next evidence: Select product, geography, recovery route, resin grade and end-market evidence.
Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.
Public briefArtifact ID: mt-indorama-ventures-20260917As of: 2026-09-18Public-facing metadata only
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