Press releases | PET to PET

13.08.2024

PET to PET mid-term balance: 16,071 tonnes of PET beverage bottles successfully recycled

• 16,071 tonnes of high-quality PET beverage bottles were recycled in the first half of 2024 - a decrease of 9% compared to the previous year (first half 2023: 17,755 tonnes)
• Long-term analysis shows continued constant growth in recycling volumes
• Reasons for the trend in 2024: strong cost pressure in the industry, high price level and recyclates significantly more expensive than virgin material
• Despite difficult framework conditions, the use of recyclate for beverage bottles is at a high level and, at more than 40%, already exceeds the EU targets for 2030 (30%)
• Preparations underway for single-use deposit system from 2025: PET to PET invests in site with expansion of building space

30.01.2024

PET to PET annual balance sheet 2023: PET to PET recycles 1.3 billion bottles annually

High energy costs and cheap primary raw materials posed challenges for the recycling industry in 2023. Nevertheless, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH in Müllendorf was able to maintain the recycling volume at a similarly high level compared to the previous year at 32,283 tons, around 1.3 billion bottles (2022: 32,900 tons). With a view to the introduction of the one-way deposit system from 2025, PET to PET is already taking decisive measures at the site and is having additional storage silos, office buildings and workshops built to expand capacity.

19.07.2023

Recycling record for PET to PET: 17,700 tons in the first half of 2023

• 17,755 t of PET beverage bottles were successfully returned to the resource cycle in the first half of the year - an increase of more than 17 percent compared to the previous year
• PET to PET is currently building a PV plant in Müllendorf with an area of 6,400 m² and an output of 1,200 kWp
• Minimum recycling quota from 2025 already fulfilled today thanks to the Austrian bottle-to-bottle cycle

14.02.2023

New recycling record: 1.3 billion bottles processed

Despite numerous challenges, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH in Müllendorf has recorded a new recycling record for 2022: 32,900 t of PET material from around 1.3 billion bottles were successfully kept in the bottle-to-bottle cycle. This corresponds to a 20% increase in the volume processed compared to the previous year (2021: 27,300 t). In 2023, the company is continuing to focus on renewable energy and is installing a 6,400-square-meter PV system with an output of 1.2 MWp on the roof of its storage areas.

29.09.2022

PET to PET GmbH celebrates anniversary in Burgenland

• Numerous guests from politics and business congratulate the Burgenland showcase company
• For 15 years, PET to PET has been continuously expanding its facilities and optimising its recycling process
• Over 1 billion or 30,000 tonnes of PET bottles are recycled annually
• 325,000 tonnes of PET material successfully kept in the resource cycle since commissioning in 2007

Christian Strasser and Thomas Billes (c) Andi Bruckner

25.07.2022

Half-year results 2022: PET to PET reaches new record with over 15,000 tonnes of recycled PET material

• 15,131 tons of PET beverage bottles were successfully returned to the resource cycle in the first half of the year - an increase of 5.3% compared to pre-crisis levels
• The average recyclate content of beverage bottles used in Austria at well over 30% is already far above the European target value for 2030
• Site expansion revealed exciting archaeological finds from the Bronze Age
• PET to PET management expanded - Thomas Billes is the new CFO

06.08.2021

PET to PET half-year results: over 14,000 tonnes of PET beverage bottles recycled

Müllendorf, 06.08.2021 - PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH has drawn up a successful interim balance for the year 2021: 14,048 tonnes of high-quality PET beverage bottles were kept in the resource cycle - despite difficult conditions caused by the Corona pandemic. An increase in production is also expected for the second half of the year. Therefore, the showcase company continues to invest in optimising the plant and already plans the next expansion steps.

21.07.2021

New recycling record

Annual balance 2020: PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH can look back on its most successful year to date. More than 28,000 tonnes of PET material - equivalent to around 1.13 billion PET bottles - were used to produce valuable secondary raw material for new PET containers. This represents a further increase of 7.3 % compared to 2020.