(artenius) -- Artenius made new PET resin that contains up to 50% recycled content with Quality equivalent to virgin material, high strength and a lower carbon footprint.
The Spain-based company said its Elite product - made up of 10%, 25% or 50% rPET - is a ⌠remarkably pure, energy efficient packaging resin. The formulation has been specifically developed for beverage packaging - including still and carbonated water as well as soft drinks.
⌠We have successfully created a PET packaging material that includes recycled resin in its manufacturing process, but with the same quality as virgin PET, said Jordi Foguet, company technology manager.
The product is versatile and, depending on the base resin used, is suitable for processing as stretch blow moulding in both one and two-stage processing, said the firm.
The new combined resin is produced under a proprietary chemical recycling process.
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