Plastipak opens Verbania PET resin plant for 30% recycled-content single pellet

Plastipak Packaging has opened a PET Material Center in Verbania, Italy, producing pakPET Single Pellet Solution, a PET resin with 30% recycled content built into a single pellet. The company invested more than EUR 25m (USD 28m) in the facility, opened on 14 October 2026, which adds to its five recycling plants worldwide.

Why this mattersSupplying 30% recycled content in a single food-contact pellet lets converters meet recycled-content requirements without blending virgin and recycled resin on their own lines.

• Plastipak invested more than EUR 25m (USD 28m) in the PET Material Center in Verbania, Italy
• Opening ceremony held on 14 October 2026, attended by Italian government officials and CEO Ed Morgan
• The center produces pakPET Single Pellet Solution, a PET resin with 30% recycled content in a single pellet
• The resin is certified under EN15343 for post-consumer feedstock traceability and has food-contact approval
• Plastipak now operates five recycling facilities globally plus the new Verbania material center
• Target applications include food and beverage containers, home and personal care, pharmaceutical packaging and thermoforming

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