The Benefits of NAPCOR Membership

Why Join NAPCOR?

As the authoritative voice for the PET (polyethylene terephthalate) packaging industry, the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) brings together all of the players in the supply chain to promote and protect the PET package. NAPCOR provides a forum for its members to collaborate with peers on key projects and address significant issues affecting PET packaging throughout its life cycle.

Are we eligible to join?

NAPCOR membership is open to any company operating in the United States, Canada, or Mexico that manufactures PET resin or packaging, or provides products or services to the PET industry. Supplier companies include recycled PET producers (reclaimers); suppliers of PET precursors; equipment manufacturers—whether for the production of PET packaging or to recycle PET—as well as suppliers of colorants, molds, lab testing facilities, and other PET industry products and services.

What value will we get from NAPCOR membership?

As NAPCOR members, companies get access to the latest technical information and data, as well as market intelligence grounded in three decades of history and institutional memory. NAPCOR provides members with:

• Access to current, accurate data from the most reliable sources
• Promotion of PET as an innovative, sustainable package choice
• Results-driven programs designed by and for members to meet their needs
• An advocacy voice that speaks specifically for PET
• Technical expertise on a multitude of issues affecting the industry
• Regular market updates and industry intelligence
• Careful monitoring and reporting of legislative and regulatory developments that affect the PET packaging industry
• A trusted resource for state and federal agencies and regulators
• A forum to address threats to PET and PET recycling

NAPCOR is the credible voice of the PET packaging industry.

What do NAPCOR members say?

“… aligns the PET value chain against threats to the material…”
“…protects PET’s sustainable advantage…”
“…gives us an opportunity to engage on issues and trends that are relevant to the PET Packaging and Recycling industries…”
“…is willing to stand up for the PET industry as a whole…”
“…tracks information that affects the PET material and packaging that can have substantial impact on our business…”
“… keeps our commitment to the accountability of our environmental impact and recycling of our core product…”

(From NAPCOR member surveys)