식품용 PCR의 미래(-2029년)

Key facts:

• In 2024, global consumption of food-grade PCR packaging amounted to more than 1.2 million tonnes
• Between 2019 and 2024, annual growth in market volume averaged more than 9%, driven by strong demand in end-use sectors such as food and drinks, as well as greater emphasis on the use of recycled material in the manufacture of plastics packaging.

Global demand for food-grade PCR within the plastics packaging industry continues to grow, with more pressure on businesses to increase the amount of recycled material within their packaging. To date, adoption of food-grade PCR in plastics packaging has been limited by factors such as availability and concerns over the quality of the material.

Post-consumer recyclate (PCR) is defined as materials generated by household or commercial facilities, which have been recycled into new products instead of being incinerated or sent to landfill. Examples from the packaging industry include PET beverage bottles, and other food contact plastics. Food-grade PCR are resins that have been sourced, processed and decontaminated for re-use in food and beverage packaging. The input materials must meet defined regulatory specifications and good manufacturing practices, to achieve certification for re-use in contact with food.

Key Questions:

• How will the latest, more wide-ranging PCR requirements, including those set by the PPWR, impact food-grade PCR supply?
• How will the latest technology, including automated sorting and the arrival of commercial-scale chemical (advanced) recycling, transform the market over the next five years?
• How will PCR materials perform, compared to virgin resins, when converted into a new generation of food and beverage packs?
• How will the price of food-grade PCR perform relative to virgin resins?

This report is essential to:

• Packaging raw material suppliers
• Packaging converters and manufacturers
• Retailers and brand owners

Table of Contents

Executive summary

Introduction and methodology

• Introduction
• Methodology
• Definitions and abbreviations
  • Polymer types
  • End-use markets
  • Geographic regions

Key market drivers and trends

• Introduction
• Regulations
  • Europe
  • US
  • Other countries
• Costs of PCR recycling
• Barriers
• Incentives
• Profits
• Population growth
• Growth of plastic waste
• Plastic waste recycling rates
• Sustainability concerns

Technology developments

• Introduction
  • Sorting and washing
  • Sorting
  • Waste sources
  • Washing
  • Decontamination
  • Selection process
  • New and emerging technologies
• Chemical recycling
  • Other recycling systems
• Mechanical recycling
• Major players
  • Overview
  • Chemical recycling
  • Refinery recycling systems
  • Mechanical recycling
  • Devulcanisation

Food-grade PCR market by polymer type

• Overview
• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
• Polyethylene (PE)
  • Low density polyethylene (LDPE)
  • High density polyethylene (HDPE)
  • Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)
  • Ethylene-based polyolefin elastomers (POEs)
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Polystyrene (PS)
• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
• Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
• Others (COC, PA, EVA, EVOH, EPP, PVOH)
  • Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC)
  • Polyamide (PA)
  • Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
  • Ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)
  • Expanded polypropylene (EPP)
  • Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH)

Food-grade PCR market by end use

• Overview
• Food
• Drinks
• Healthcare
• Cosmetics
• Other consumer

Food-grade PCR market by geography

• Overview
• Europe
• North America
• Asia Pacific
• Other regions
  • South and Central America
  • Middle East and Africa