# Biffa completes acquisition of PET bottle maker Esterform

Biffa has completed the acquisition of Esterform, merging it with its PET recycling operations into a combined business trading as Esterpet. Esterform makes PET preforms and bottles at sites in West Yorkshire and Worcestershire.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-10-01
- Where: West Yorkshire and Worcestershire, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: PET preforms, PET bottles and containers, recycled PET (rPET)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Biffa](https://endata.com/companies/4585.md) (acquirer)
- [Esterform](https://endata.com/companies/10525.md) (target)
- [Osborne Clarke](https://endata.com/companies/13553.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [letsrecycle.com](https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/biffa-acquires-uk-pet-bottle-manufacturer/), 2025-10-01: "Biffa has completed a transaction to merge its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling operations with PET bottle manufacturer Esterform."
- [packagingscotland.com](https://packagingscotland.com/2025/10/biffa-completes-acquisition-of-pet-bottle-manufacturer-esterform/), 2025-10-02: "BIFFA has completed the acquisition to merge its UK PET recycling operations with Esterform"
- [osborneclarke.com](https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-biffa-full-acquisition-esterform), 2025-10-03: "the acquisition of the remaining 50.1% stake in Esterform"

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