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We published "Market Report" vol. 216 (October issue) on Wednesday, October 14th. Pantech distributes a monthly "Market Report" summarizing the global plastic recycling market. We will continue to strive to provide you with useful information, and we appreciate your continued support.

The EU's new packaging regulation, the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation), has already partially come into effect since August 12, 2026, and the requirements will become even more stringent in the future. For companies exporting flexible plastic packaging and transport materials to the EU, there are many issues to consider, from raw material selection to labeling and documentation, and confirming their own position. This column will summarize what needs to be addressed immediately, what will be decided in the next few years, and what will become fully implemented after 2030, and will also include the perspective of transitioning to recycled materials (PCR materials). *The content of this article is based on information as of September 2026.

We published "Market Report" vol. 215 (September issue) on Wednesday, September 9th. Pantech distributes a monthly "Market Report" summarizing the global plastic recycling market. We will continue to strive to provide you with useful information, and we appreciate your continued support.

The adoption of recycled materials is shifting from an "environmental consideration" to a "business strategy." With the application of the PPWR, the promulgation and enactment of the ELV regulations, and the amendment of the Resource Recycling Promotion Act in Japan, the regulatory environment is changing dramatically, and the competition for procuring recycled materials has already begun. How do we address concerns about adoption, such as "high costs" and "variable quality"? Based on Pantech's experience of being involved in plastic resource recycling for approximately 30 years, we will organize the thinking behind realizing the adoption of recycled materials as a practical manufacturing process.