date:Aug 02, 2019
plications absorbed two-thirds of that total. The capacity of food-grade RPET barely had time to build prior to the rush of supply enquires following the signing of the SUP Directive, she added.
As a result of the Directive, there was an increase of 13 per cent in food-grade RPET prices, which were generally accepted as these prices sat only seven per cent higher (on average) than virgin PET prices. However, this has changed considerably in 2019, with premiums of over 30 per cent on average, pe