PureCycle to supply PureFive resin to P&G

PureCycle Technologies Inc. says its PureFive polypropylene (PP) resin has achieved critical qualification steps for use in spout and dose caps for select bottles of Proctor & Gamble products, adding that this is one of the first applications to use PureFive.

The Orlando, Florida-based advanced recycler says scaled production tests of the dose caps are expected to begin in the coming months, while products containing PureFive resin are planned to be in production by the end of this year and in stores in early 2026.

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The multistep qualification process for using PureFive Choice resin first requires the recycled material to be molded at a select converter. Next, the resin is analyzed for its ability to match the color of each qualifying package. Finally, the component is drop-tested to prove it meets strength and durability requirements.

“P&G has supported PureCycle since the beginning, and we’re now at a point where we are ready to supply them with recycled polypropylene for some of their most recognizable brands,” PureCycle CEO Dusin Olson says. “PureCycle’s dissolution technology is a game-changer for the industry and these spouts and caps are just the beginning. These applications prove that we can take postconsumer waste and turn it into a high-quality, colorable, moldable product that can help companies like P&G reach their sustainability goals.”

PureCycle licenses its patented dissolution process for recycling PP from P&G, where scientists developed the underlying technology.

“Our vision of transforming the polypropylene recycling process with a method that reduces our dependence on virgin plastics is coming to life through PureCycle,” says LeeEllen Drechsler, senior vice president of corporate research and development at P&G. “We are working toward integrating their PureFive resin with many of our brands’ packaging applications in the coming year.”