Suntory Launches World’s First Commercialized Bio-Pet Bottle

Sustainability Suntory Launches World’s First Commercialized Bio-Pet Bottle

2024-11-20 Source: Press release Indorama Ventures 2 min Reading Time

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Suntory has launched the world’s first commercialized bio-pet bottle from bio-paraxylene. Indorama Ventures, Eneos Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste also partnered with Suntory to achieve this landmark goal.

Indorama Ventures, as part of a supply chain collaboration with Suntory, Eneos Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste, will launch the world’s first bio-Pet bottle for commercial scale, made from ISCC+ certified bio-paraxylene. (Source: Indorama Ventures) — Indorama Ventures, as part of a supply chain collaboration with Suntory, Eneos Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste, will launch the world’s first bio-Pet bottle for commercial scale, made from ISCC+ certified bio-paraxylene.
(Source: Indorama Ventures)

Bangkok/Thailand – Indorama Ventures, as part of a supply chain collaboration with Suntory, Eneos Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste, will launch the world’s first bio-Pet bottle for commercial scale, made from ISCC+ certified bio-paraxylene. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the journey toward sustainable packaging, introducing Pet bottles derived from used cooking oil. Pet bottles made from this technology can significantly reduce CO2 emissions of products.

From November onwards, the Suntory Group will successively introduce these bio-Pet bottles for selected products in Japan. The collaboration will see the launch of approximately 45 million Pet bottles for beverages made with this innovative material with further introduction for Suntory products to be considered in the future. By combining the expertise and resources of industry leaders across the value chain, this initiative underscores the power of collaboration in addressing global sustainability challenges.

Yash Lohia, Executive President Petchem Special Projects, and Chairman of the ESG Council of Indorama Ventures, stated, “This exciting collaboration reflects the shared vision and responsibility of all partners involved to contribute to a more sustainable future. We are proud to work alongside industry leaders in this pioneering effort, which not only brings new possibilities to the packaging industry but also reinforces the importance of collaboration in driving meaningful change. And we are excited to see the fruits of the collaboration on the shelves soon as high-quality Suntory products."

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Each company brings unique capabilities to the table, ensuring the success of this breakthrough initiative. Within the global supply chain through cross-industry collaboration, Indorama Ventures took Bio-Paraxylene to create Terephthalic acid, then reacted it with monoethylene glycol to produce Pet Resin.

Role of each stakeholder in this project

Mitsubishi Corporation: Manage entire supply chain

Neste: Produce bio-naphtha from used cooking oil in ISCC+ certified plant

Mitsui Chemicals: Produce intermediate material of bio-paraxylene using bio-naphtha in ISCC+ certified plant

Eneos Corporation: Produce bio-paraxylene from intermediate material in ISCC+ certified plant using mass balance approach

Indorama Ventures: Produce Pet resin by reacting MEG with PTA (TPA) produced with bio-paraxylene in ISSC+ certified plants

Iwatani Corporation: Manage operation from production to delivery of Pet resin

Suntory Group: Form Pet resin into Pet bottles for its products

This launch represents a major step forward in reducing the environmental footprint of Pet production. The mass balance approach applied throughout the production process ensures that the bio-based materials are transparently and effectively integrated into the Pet bottles.

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