# Eastman plans recycling expansion backed by reinstated US funding

Eastman plans to expand its US molecular recycling operations after the Department of Energy reinstated an award supporting investment in recycled-plastics production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: recycled plastics
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Eastman Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/7789.md)

## Sources

- [packagingreporter.com](https://packagingreporter.com/category/businss/), 2026-11-05: "Eastman plans to expand its US molecular recycling operations after the Department of Energy reinstated an award supporting investment in recycled-plastics production."

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