Top 10 Companies in the Global Polyester Chip (PET Chip) Industry (2025): Pioneers Driving Sustainable Polymer Transformation

In Business Insights
June 17, 2025

The Global Polyester Chip (PET Chip) Market was valued at USD 34.56 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 47.89 Billion by 2030, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.6% during the forecast period (2024-2030). This expansion is fueled by rising demand for eco-friendly packaging, textile manufacturing, and rapid industrialization in emerging markets across Asia-Pacific.

As circular economy principles reshape polymer manufacturing, industry leaders are innovating with recycled PET technologies and operational efficiencies. This analysis examines the Top 10 Companies in the Polyester Chip Industry—market leaders advancing material science for packaging, specialty films, and fiber applications.


🔟 1. Indorama Ventures

Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand
Key Offering: Virgin & Recycled PET Chips (Textile/Bottle/Film Grade)

Indorama Ventures maintains its position as the world’s largest PET resin manufacturer, with 4.8 million tons annual capacity across 20+ countries. Its PET solutions serve global FMCG, textile, and industrial manufacturers.

Sustainability Leadership:

  • Operates world’s largest bottle-to-bottle recycling facility

  • Committed to 25% recycled content across product lines by 2025

  • Joint ventures with major brands for closed-loop PET solutions

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9️⃣ 2. Alpek Polyester

Headquarters: San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
Key Offering: Bottle & Packaging-grade PET Resins

Through its DAK Americas and Petrotemex subsidiaries, Alpek dominates the Americas PET market with 3.2 million tons annual production capacity.

Strategic Advantages:

  • Fully integrated PTA-PET production in North America

  • 30% market share in food-grade PET packaging


8️⃣ 3. Far Eastern New Century

Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan
Key Offering: rPET & Circular Polyester Solutions

FENC operates one of Asia’s most advanced PET recycling ecosystems, converting post-consumer bottles into high-quality textile fibers and packaging materials.

Circular Economy Initiatives:

  • 1.2 million ton/year recycled polyester capacity

  • Proprietary chemical recycling technology for colored PET


7️⃣ 4. Reliance Industries

Headquarters: Mumbai, India
Key Offering: Packaging-grade & Specialty PET Resins

Reliance’s integrated polyester operations span from PTA production to finished PET packaging, serving 100+ export markets from its Jamnagar complex.

Recent Developments:

  • Commissioned 2.5 million ton/year purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant

  • Expanding food-contact PET capacity by 30%


6️⃣ 5. Toray Industries

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Key Offering: High-performance PET Chips for Technical Applications

Toray specializes in engineering-grade PET for optical films, industrial fibers, and barrier packaging through advanced polymerization technologies.

Material Science Innovations:

  • Low-migration PET for sensitive packaging

  • Bio-based PET with 30% renewable content


5️⃣ 6. JBF Industries

Headquarters: Mumbai, India
Key Offering: Textile-grade & Bottle-grade PET Chips

JBF operates Asia’s largest single-site PET facility with 1.25 million tons capacity, supplying specialty polymers to textile manufacturers globally.

Market Position:

  • Leading supplier to Indian subcontinent textile industry

  • Expanding food-grade PET production capacity


4️⃣ 7. Zhejiang Hengyi Group

Headquarters: Hangzhou, China
Key Offering: Textile-grade PET Chips & Fiber Products

As China’s largest polyester producer, Hengyi supplies 3.8 million tons annually of PET chips to domestic and international textile markets.

Capacity Expansion:

  • New 1.4 million ton/year facility operational in Brunei

  • Integrated polymer-fiber production complexes


3️⃣ 8. Nan Ya Plastics

Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan
Key Offering: Packaging & Industrial-grade PET Resins

This Formosa Plastics Group subsidiary produces high-clarity PET chips for rigid packaging through its global manufacturing network.

Technical Capabilities:

  • Antimony-free catalyst technology

  • Low-acetaldehyde resins for beverage applications


2️⃣ 9. SK Chemicals

Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
Key Offering: Eco-conscious PET & Copolymer Solutions

SK Chemicals leads in developing sustainable PET alternatives including chemically recycled and bio-based polymers.

Product Innovations:

  • ECOTRIA™ bio-based copolymer resins

  • SKYPET® PCR resins with 100% recycled content


1️⃣ 10. Zhejiang Wankai New Materials

Headquarters: Jiaxing, China
Key Offering: Textile & Industrial-grade PET Chips

Wankai specializes in high-tenacity PET chips for technical textiles and industrial applications, with 2.8 million tons annual production.

Market Expansion:

  • 40% domestic market share in China

  • New capacity additions targeting Southeast Asian markets


🌍 Market Outlook: The Circular Polymer Revolution

The PET chip industry is undergoing transformative change as regulatory pressures and brand sustainability commitments drive adoption of recycled content.

📈 Critical Industry Trends:

  • Global rPET demand growing at 9.2% CAGR through 2030

  • EU packaging regulations mandating 25-30% recycled content by 2025

  • Chemical recycling gaining traction for fiber-to-fiber applications

  • Asian producers leading capacity expansions with 60% of global investments

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These industry leaders demonstrate how material innovation and circular economy principles can coexist to meet growing polymer demand sustainably.