BASF’s Surface Treatment business unit, Chemetall, is expanding its collaboration with Circular Plastics Company (CPC) to advance sustainable plastics recycling in Southeast Asia. The partnership will support CPC’s new state-of-the-art recycling plant in Vung Tau, Vietnam, providing innovative PET washing solutions that meet stringent quality and food-industry standards.

Chemetall will supply a range of cutting-edge technologies, including Gardoclean cleaning agents and Gardobond additives for PET/polyolefin separation and defoaming. These solutions enhance the quality of recycled flakes, boost productivity, reduce energy and resource consumption, and enable the production of food-grade recycled PET (rPET).

“We are thrilled to expand our successful collaboration with Circular Plastics Company from Myanmar to Vietnam,” said Evelyn Shen, Vice President, Chemetall Asia Pacific. “As Southeast Asia’s plastics recycling industry evolves, Chemetall remains committed to supporting our customers with differentiated solutions that improve quality, drive efficiency, and promote a circular economy.”

Marc Rudolf von Rohr, Group COO of Circular Plastics Company, added: “Chemetall’s advanced wash chemistry helps us deliver the highest-quality food-grade rPET while aligning with our values of innovation and environmental responsibility. Working with a global leader like Chemetall ensures our vision for circularity in Asia becomes a reality.” With growing demand for recycled plastics in Southeast Asia, the Chemetall–CPC collaboration exemplifies how innovation and expertise can overcome recycling challenges, create new material cycles, and advance circular economy goals.

Chemetall provides a specialized portfolio of cleaning technologies and process expertise for the plastics recycling industry, helping customers elevate operational productivity and product quality while supporting a more sustainable future.