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India Opens for Food-Grade rPET - A Structural Tailwind for Nexam
Abstract
India’s move to allow higher rPET content in food-contact packaging is a significant step toward scaling recycled plastics in demanding applications. With one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing packaging markets, India adds real weight to the global shift toward circular plastics.
Importantly, this is not an isolated development. Europe and the US are already pushing similar requirements, and more markets are expected to follow. The direction is clear: higher recycled content in performance-critical applications.
For players like Nexam, this strengthens the underlying case. Increased rPET usage brings technical challenges-degradation, reduced intrinsic viscosity (IV), and inconsistent quality. Meeting food-grade standards requires restoring material performance.
Nexam’s additives are directly positioned for this need, enabling improved molecular weight and mechanical properties in recycled PET. As regulatory pressure drives adoption, the demand for such solutions is likely to grow.
In short: larger markets + stricter requirements = expanding need for performance-enhancing additives. Not a near-term trigger, but a clear long-term tailwind for Nexam.
Source:
https://www.plasticsnews.com/processors/recycling/sp-india-recycled-content-food-contact-40-pet/
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Nick (2026). India Opens for Food-Grade rPET - A Structural Tailwind for Nexam. Nexam Insights /r/8ed60c38. Retrieved 18 Sep 2026.
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