Just when you thought the ever-changing PET packaging industry could not get any more complex for converters and reclaimers, along comes complicated tariffs, mergers, divestments, plant closures on all fronts, promised international investments to drive future consumption growth. And if that was not enough, the rPET industry has been announcing new capacities, including arPET, to match the short-term rapid growth of rPET consumption to meet corporate and state-mandated goals. But now we see retrenchment away from many goals.

So which is it? Growth or retrenchment for rPET? And how fast will the overall PET industry grow?

One way to encourage growth is for the true value of PET to be better recognized by the brands and the consumers. To that end the PET coalition has committed to improve that image - with facts and success stories.

All of this will be covered in this presentation and bring clarity to the complexities of the PET packaging industry."