Overview of chemical companies involved in the recycling of PET polymer.
| Company | Type of PET plastic | Technology | Catalyst/reagent/medium | Monomer/product | Development stage | Processing capacity | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gr3n (DEMETO) -SW | Bottle grades, packaging, textile | Alkaline hydrolysis | Microwave, base | PTAa | Pilot plant | 60 kg h−1 | 173–175 |
| Eastman | Bottle grade, scrap from various products | Glycolysis/methanolysis | N.I.A.b | BHETc/DMTd | Pilot plant | N.I.A.b | 15 |
| Loop | Low value material, fibre, carpet, scraps, ocean debris | Methanolysis | N.I.A.b | DMTd | Early commercial | N.I.A.b | 173 and 176 |
| IBM (VolCat) – USA | Bottle grade, packaging, scrap from various products | Glycolysis | DBUe (IBM) | BHETc | Early stage towards pilot plant | N.I.A.b | 15 |
| Garbo (ChemPET) – IT | Bottle grade, multi-layer packages, fibres, textiles | Glycolysis | N.I.A.b | BHETc | Pilot plant | 1000 t per year | 173 and 177 |
| Ioniqa Technologies – NL | Bottle grades, textiles, multi-layer packages | Glycolysis | Magnetite, [Bmim][FeCl4] | BHETc | Commercial pilot plant | 10 kt per year | 173 and 178 |
| Jeplan (BRING) | Bottle grade, fibre, textiles | Glycolysis | Sodium, methylate, carbonf | BHETc | Pilot plant | 20–25 kt per year | 173 |
| PerPETual – UK/IN | Bottle grades | Glycolysis | N.I.A.b | Low MW oligomers | Commercial plant | ∼2 million plastic bottles per day | 173 and 179 |
| Resinate Materials Group (Recyolysis) | Bottle grade, scrap from various products, PETG | Glycolysis | N.I.A.b | Polyester polyolg | Pilot plant | 200 metric ton and 4500 metric ton | 173 and 180 |
| Carbios – FR | Bottle grades, textile, fibres | Enzymatic | Engineered PET-depolymerase | PTAa | Pilot plant under construction | N.I.A.b | 23 and 102 |
| BP (Infinia) | Bottle, unrecyclable scrap from various products | Hydrolysis | N.I.A.b | PTAa | Early stage of Pilot plant | N.I.A.b | 181 |
| Poseidon Plastics | Scrap from various products | Glycolysis | N.I.A.b | BHETc | Pilot plant | 1000 t per year | 182 and 183 |
a
P-Terephthalic acid.
b
No information available.
c
Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.
d
Dimethyl terephthalate.
e
1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene.
f
Activated carbon.
g
Suitable for applications in composites, adhesives, foams, coatings, plasticizers industries.