Press Release

Bangkok, Thailand - 5 October 2023 - Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, is sponsoring and participating in the Sustainability Expo 2023 (SX2023) to showcase the company's commitment to PET recycling and applying sustainable solutions in the chemical industry. Indorama Ventures’ sustainability journey is on display from 2-8 October at Booth D9, Better Living Zone, G floor, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok.

Under the theme of “The Future of Recycling”, Indorama Ventures’ exhibition highlights the latest sustainable solutions that are poised to revolutionize PET recycling, heralding a future in which circular products become the new norm. The company’s commitment includes investments in advanced recycling, bio-based feedstocks, and partnerships with sustainable start-ups. These collaborations include innovation in enzymatic recycling with Carbios, introducing biotransformation technology with Polymateria, and exploring the production of bio-PTA and bio-PET with Origin Materials.

The company’s booth display demonstrates the versatility and circularity of PET as a sustainable packaging material, its product portfolio of daily household necessities, sustainability strategy, and alignment with the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as corporate social responsibility initiatives to promote recycling education and community outreach.

Anthony M. Watanabe, Chief Sustainability Officer of Indorama Ventures, said, “Indorama Ventures has always been at the forefront of PET recycling, having recently celebrated our milestone of recycling 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles. Now, we are striving to enhance our recycling capabilities and become a future-ready organization through more innovative and sustainable technologies and materials. These investments will help us meet even higher sustainability standards, further reduce our carbon footprint, and fulfill Indorama Ventures’ purpose of reimagining chemistry together to create a better world”.

Apart from the exhibition booth, Indorama Ventures is participating in Sustainability Expo 2023’s panel discussion on “Business Leadership in Sustainability” and is leading a recycling education workshop in the SX Kids Zone.