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PETCORE EUROPE

PETCORE

PETCORE EUROPE is the European association and the voice of the entire PET value chain in Brussels since 1993.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

29 Oct 2025 · Roundtable- closing the Loop : Addressing the Plastic Recycling Crisis in Europe

Response to EU rules for the calculation and reporting of recycled content in single-use plastic bottles

19 Aug 2025

ETCORE EUROPE welcomes the new draft Commission Implementing Decision laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles and repealing Commission Implementing decision (EU) 2023/2683 which supports the use of other recycling technologies than mechanical recycling, such as depolymerization, that will help meeting the EU's recycling targets. Find attached our contribution"
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Meeting with Yannis Maniatis (Member of the European Parliament) and GROUPE SEB

10 Apr 2025 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Isabella Tovaglieri (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Apr 2025 · PPWR and high energy prices

Meeting with Filip Turek (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Apr 2025 · Challenges faced by the PET-plastics value chain in Europe

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Mar 2025 · Industry policy

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Mar 2025 · Green Deal

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Mar 2025 · Upcoming ENVI files

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Mar 2025 · PET-plastics value chain across Europe

Meeting with Barbara Bonte (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Mar 2025 · PET recycling

Meeting with Beatrice Timgren (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Mar 2025 · Life of PET plastic

Meeting with Stefan Köhler (Member of the European Parliament) and Mondelez Europe GmbH and

25 Mar 2025 · Politischer Austausch

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

19 Nov 2024 · ENVI COMMITTEE

Meeting with Nicolae Ștefănuță (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2024 · Debate on production, collection, recycling, circularity, CO2 foot print

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Sept 2024 · PET Industry

Response to Update of related legislation as a consequence of the new regulation on recycled plastic Food Contact Materials

15 Apr 2024

PETCORE EUROPE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the proposed amendment of Regulation EC 10/2011 and EC 2023/2006. The overall intent to align the regulations is key for the value chain that PETCORE EUROPE represents. Nevertheless, we would like to draw the Commission's attention on several elements summarized in the attached document.
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Response to EU rules for the calculation and reporting of recycled content in single-use plastic bottles

30 May 2023

PETCORE Europe welcomes the European Commissions efforts to support the implementation of the Directive on Single-Use Plastics (Directive (EU) 2019/904, also known as SUP Directive). The SUP directive remains the main instrument to encourage responsible consumer behaviour and to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative and sustainable business models and products. PETCORE Europe is supportive of the Commissions objectives for circularity and recycling. PET is the most used plastic for soft drinks and water bottles as well as the most recycled plastic in Europe and worldwide. PET bottles are made of one of the few polymers that can be recycled into the same form a new beverage bottle again and again. Therefore, PET bottles and containers are highly recyclable which is a major contribution to the Circular Economy. Although PETCORE Europe welcomes the Commissions objectives for circularity and responsible consumer behaviour, the draft of this implementing decision on calculation verification and data reporting on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles is posing serious concerns to the recyclers of PET, PET converters, and PET bottlers. Therefore, we would like to share our experience in the attached and highlight our concerns regarding the following aspects of this implementing decision that would affect the PET sector.
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Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European Environmental Bureau and

14 Oct 2022 · ETS

Response to Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 282/2008 on the recycling of plastic materials to be used as food contact materials

17 Jan 2022

PETCORE-Europe (PETCORE), is a leading Association representing the voice of the PET industry. Our association/member’s objective is to ensure the sustainable growth of PET as a packaging material of choice, increasing PET collection and recycling. We strongly welcome and support the European Commission’s (EC) ambition to Recast 282/2008 to assist in increasing plastic recycling as an essential prerequisite for the move to a circular economy. PETCORE members are investing in scientific and technological advances to ensure that more ecological friendly, circular solutions can be made available at scale to significantly contribute to delivering the EU’s green deal and increasing recycling rates. To this end, Petcore and its members welcome a constructive dialogue with the EC to secure a legislative and regulatory framework which achieves our shared goals of producing safe, circular products containing recycled plastic for use as food contact materials. Based on our preliminary assessment of the draft recast, the following salient points are raised: 1. Exemption from the recast & effect on the monitoring of recycled content: Monomers derived from post-consumer plastic that are listed in 10/2011 are out of scope of the recast. It is an objective of the EC to utilise more reclaimed plastic as recycled content in new plastic products. PETCORE requests to include a paragraph in the recast or a recital indicating the exemption does not preclude that these monomers if used for new polymer manufacture would be accountable as recycled content. 2. Consideration of monomer materials under regulation 10/2011: BHET and other pre-polymers of PTA (or DMT) and MEG can be used as monomers under regulation 10/2011 Article 6 3.(d). Such substances form as well-defined intermediates in all PET manufacturing processes, and whether they are manufactured from petro-based, bio-based or recycled origin should not influence their ability to comply under Regulation 10/2011. PETCORE requests that the Draft Regulation exempts the use of BHET and other pre-polymers as monomers, or via an amendment to Regulation 10/2011 Annex I. 3. Large scale PET depolymerization as Suitable Technology: Commercial depolymerisation processes that do not isolate the intermediates such as Flake Injection, utilise food grade post-consumer recycled PET with less than 5% non-food content. The criteria for PET recycling with up to 5% non-food content are well-established and not ‘novel’ and should comply as Suitable Technology. Many PET recycling processes with positive EFSA opinions intentionally reduce the chain length to improve the decontamination efficiency. Furthermore, in polymer production units the scale is much higher than mechanical recycling operations and the practicalities of documentation, labeling and compliance monitoring for small versus large scale industrial production needs to be considered. PETCORE requests that the Draft Recast enables compliance of PET depolymerization processes running food grade input with 5% non-food content as Suitable Technologies, with specific provisions related to their scale of operation. PETCORE requests availability of sufficient time by industrial partners to enter their specific dossiers to EFSA. 4. Novel Technology protocol and effect on innovation and developments: The ability to have Novel Technology supported by investments and brought to fruition is firmly dependent on investors and speed to market. The Novel Technology Protocol must have a positive impact on ensuring suitable technologies become available. PETCORE requests that industry can collaborate with the regulators to make the process efficient. This facilitates confidence in the development of the “Green Investment” by banks and stakeholders. This assessment should be taken into consideration alongside the input from other related associations.
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