CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Valgroup’ s localised solution Brazil’ s Valgroup is the largest PET( Polyethylene Terephthalate) recycler in Latin America and a major plastic packaging producer. It recycles 100,000 tonnes of PET per year, equivalent to 4.8 billion plastic bottles. With sites across Brazil, the company is also expanding its reach into North America and Europe.
It is conscious of the environmental impact that both plastics and the recycling processes can have. As a result, Valgroup set the goal of achieving netzero emissions by 2040 and recycling an equivalent to 100 % of the packaging it produces. It is also working on new plastic products that are easier to recycle and have lower environmental footprints from the start and has developed products with accelerated biodegradability using simplified structures and recycled resins.
According to the 13th PET Recycling Census, released by the Brazilian Association of the PET Industry( ABIPET), Brazil recycled 410,000 tons of PET packaging in 2024. This was a 14.2 % increase compared to the previous year’ s survey.
Leading sustainability with passion For Larissa Ogera D’ otaviano, Sustainability Director at Valgroup, the role neatly aligns with her passion for sustainability and her background as a chemical engineer.“ I’ m a chemical engineer by background, so I started my career developing new recycling technologies, and one of them is advanced recycling,”
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