Indorama Ventures and partners to establish rPET facility in Nigeria
Key takeaways
- Indorama Ventures partners with Nigerian Breweries and Genesis Energy to build a rPET facility in Lagos.
- The project aims to strengthen Nigeria’s circular economy, boost recycled content supply, and improve plastic collection and recycling systems.
- The initiative aligns with national plastic waste policy goals and responds to growing pressure on beverage companies to address pollution.
Indorama Ventures will construct a recycled PET (rPET) production facility in Lagos, Nigeria, alongside the country’s largest brewing company, Nigerian Breweries, and the energy infrastructure management company Genesis Energy.
The partners say the facility will be one of Africa’s largest and that it aims to strengthen circular economy infrastructure and sustainable packaging value chains in the region.
Annually, the site will produce up to 45,000 tons of food‑grade rPET resin from post‑consumer PET bottles, with reported startup in the first half of 2027.
Yash Lohia, chairman of the ESG Council at Indorama Ventures and executive president at Petchem, says: “This partnership marks a defining milestone in our global recycling journey.”
“By establishing our largest recycling facility to date and one of the largest rPET sites in Africa, we are bringing Indorama Ventures’ global expertise, proven technologies, and long-term vision for circularity to a region with immense growth potential,” Lohia continues.
“This investment reflects our belief that scaling sustainability solutions locally is essential to building resilient, sustainable packaging systems that deliver lasting environmental and economic value.”
Akinwole II Omoboriowo, chairman and CEO at Genesis Energy, comments: “This initiative demonstrates Genesis’ commitments to deploying capital to climate resilient investments by leveraging clean energy as a strategic nexus to advancing viable economic opportunities.”
Commercially viable recycling
Indorama Ventures says the partnership will establish a “commercially viable” rPET operation “to enable responsible growth and long-term environmental impact.”
Nigerian Breweries, a Heineken operating company, provides its local market insights and engagement with beverage consumers. Genesis Energy supports the initiative with its infrastructure and energy expertise.
Omoboriowo adds: “This initiative demonstrates Genesis’ commitments to deploying capital to climate resilient investments by leveraging clean energy as a strategic nexus to advancing viable economic opportunities.”
The investment is also a testament to how cross-sector partnerships can enable sustainable industrial development. By combining circular economy principles with resilient infrastructure and energy solutions, the initiative supports long-term environmental impact and local value creation.”
The initiative further aims to meet the rising demand for recycled content, reduce plastic waste, improve local collection systems, create jobs, and increase recycling participation.
Indorama Ventures argues that the facility’s construction aligns with Nigeria’s National Policy on Plastic Waste Management, introduced in 2020 to strengthen collection, recycling, and circular economy solutions.
The policy’s goal is to ensure all plastic packaging on the country’s market is recyclable, biodegradable, compostable, or reusable by 2030.
Recently, an audit conducted across eight Nigerian cities identified multinational beverage companies and single-use plastic producers as the largest contributors to plastic packaging pollution in the country.
In January, Polysmart Packaging announced a US$60 million expansion plan to build the largest plastic recycling facility in Nigeria. The first phase is due to be commissioned at the end of March 2026, and the final phase in July 2026.
