The Ministry of Ecological Transition’s 4 September decision follows strong local opposition—authorities argued a mandatory system would divert valuable PET and aluminium from municipal recycling, undercutting sorting infrastructure investments.
On PET bottles, the sleeve separates from the denser PET to preserve bottle-to-bottle recycling. With HDPE containers, it forms a compatible polyolefin structure.
Industrial footprint optimisation plans are progressing and should support performance from the second half of the year, while the Performance Action Plan continues to deliver solid results and energy hedging covers more than 80 percent of needs for the year.
The Grandpuits facility targets the hard-to-recycle waste that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated, addressing a critical bottleneck in the circular economy.
The expansion addresses a fundamental shift observed since 2022-2023: the second half of the year now concentrates most business, with orders for back-to-school materials, Christmas books, and school diaries accumulating over a short period.
Flagship exhibition to expand scale, deepen innovation focus and strengthen its role as a global business and trend platform.
The acquisition brings together complementary capabilities in shrink film materials, energy-efficient application systems, and decorating services.
The process uses carbon electrolysis to convert industrial carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide emissions into ethylene.
New Recycl-IN polymer targets high-end packaging applications with lower carbon footprint.
The design allows bottles to enter recycling streams without additional processing.