Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, an independent, locally-operated Coca-Cola bottler based in New Hampshire, USA, has replaced a range of plastic products with 100% rPET, except caps and labels.
Suntory PepsiCo Beverages (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has also partnered with Thailand's Chulalongkorn University (PMCU) and Thai plastic resin producer Envicco Ltd. to launch a bottle made of 100% rPET, which has received approval from the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA). certification. Suntory Pepsi says they are the first company in the Thai soft drink market to use 100% rPET bottles for their beverage packaging.
It is reported that Pepsi is transitioning multiple brands in 22 markets around the world to 100% rPET, and all Pepsi brand products in the United States are expected to be converted to 100% rPET by 2030; while Coca-Cola said that their plastic bottles are made of 25% rPET on average. rPET and 75% virgin PET, with a target of 50% by 2030.
According to Grand View Research, the global rPET market is expected to reach $18.46 billion by the end of 2030. Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Danone, Nestle, Vitasoy and many other beverage industries have made corresponding efforts to promote rPET packaging, such as:
Danone's Evian brand has committed to making all plastic bottles 100% rPET by 2025;
Nestlé Waters pledges that rPET will account for 50% of PET packaging used globally by 2025 and supports the promotion of alternative delivery systems;
So far, the original soy milk and distilled water sold by Vitasoy Company in Hong Kong, China have adopted 100% rPET.