Week 26, 2026 (Jun.22 – Jun.28) · 18 Selected Articles This Week’s Core Takeaways: Virgin PET prices plummeted to 7,580 RMB per ton, sharply narrowing the price gap between virgin and recycled materials, while internal differentiation within recycled PET intensified. Food-grade 3A white flakes maintained firm high prices, whereas fiber-grade varieties faced sustained downward pressure. Domestically, Wankai New Materials’ patent for α-crystalline form technology and China Resources Materials’ alcoholysis catalyst patent were unveiled on the same day, escalating the technological race for chemical rPET production. Alarm bells are ringing across Europe’s recycling sector: the industry has lost 1 million tons of processing capacity from 2023 to 2025. With the waste plastic export ban set to take effect in Nove...

  Scan the QR code to register as a visitor for ChinaReplas For event inquiries: +86 18901309935 ( WeChat)    Recently, the Plastics Recycling Branch of China Synthetic Resin Industry Association (CPRRA) issued a notice regarding the Huzhou seminar for the implementation of the Industry Specifications for the Comprehensive Utilization of Waste Plastics. All places for this session have been fully occupied as of press time. Why is this briefing session worthy of attention? By the end of 2025, a total of 140 enterprises nationwide have been included in the MIIT standardized enterprise whitelist, with an annual processing capacity exceeding 9 million tons. The Standardization Specifications are far more than a mere document — they are directly tied to three core lifelines: tax compliance, policy application eligibility, and market ...

Scan the QR code to register as a visitor for ChinaReplas Event Inquiries: +86 18901309935 (WeChat available via the same number) On June 29, the index of the biodegradable plastics sector fell by 2%, and Sinochem International tumbled more than 7%. On the same day, Hengyi Petrochemical forecast its first-half net profit to reach RMB 5.5–6 billion, representing a year-on-year surge of over 23 times, and it is pushing forward a chemical recycling project for waste textiles. Hubei Luzi Plastic Industry completed the filing for a RMB 50 million recycled pellet project with an annual output of 8,000 tons.   Globally, 16 enterprises launched the InFACT project to develop circular technologies for food-grade flexible plastics. GreenDot acquired Spain’s Anviplas, expanding its European polyolefin recycling capacity to 175,000 tons. The indu...

Scan the QR code to register as a visitor for ChinaReplas Event enquiries: +86 18901309935 ( WeChat) According to data from the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), China Resources Chemical Materials Technology Co., Ltd. has filed a patent titled Catalyst for Alcoholysis of Waste PET, Its Preparation Method and Application.Publication Number: CN122273587A,Application Number: CN202610376275.8 According to the patent abstract, the invention discloses a catalyst for alcoholysis of waste PET as well as its preparation method and application, falling within the technical field of polymer material recycling.The catalyst is prepared via in-situ reaction using raw materials including a zinc source, urea and at least one auxiliary metal salt. The zinc source is a soluble zinc salt, and the metal element in the auxiliary me...

Scan the QR code to register as a visitor for ChinaReplas. Event Inquiries: +86 18901309935 (WeChat) Chemical recycling of recycled plastics via pyrolysis to produce oil has evolved from a theoretical concept in academic papers to the stage of production line verification. However, enterprises conducting project feasibility studies and universities carrying out research projects are confronted with the same challenge: the lack of a pyrolysis test unit capable of generating standardized, comprehensive data. Jiangsu Bell Machinery Co., Ltd. addresses this demand with its LY-SY200R pyrolysis test system.   Equipment Photo (Model: LY-SY200R) — 1 — Four Core Technologies 1.Research on Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Production Process： The equipment enables adjustment and variable control of parameters including pyrolysis temperature ...