EU safeguard investigation into PET imports: Recycling Europe in favour

Recycling Europe, the federation of Europe’s recycling industry, welcomed on 6 November 2026 the European Commission’s decision to open a safeguard investigation into imports of PET resin and of three chemicals used in its production: terephthalic acid (TA), mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) and purified isophthalic acid (PIA). The Commission published its notice in the Official Journal of the European Union on the same day, following a request from Member States.

According to the Commission, imports of these products rose from 2.12 million tonnes in 2021 to 2.70 million tonnes in 2025, an increase of 27%. The investigation will determine whether the products are imported in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten serious injury to Union producers.

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