Extrupet rebrands rPET resin Increased installed capacity from 400 tons to 500 tons per month APRIL marked the launch of PhoenixPet, Extrupet’s ‘food-grade’ recycled polyethylene terephthalate resin. In 2009, Extrupet became the ďŹ rst ‘food-grade’ rPET bottleto-bottle (B2B) recycling plant in Africa and to date is the only ‘B2B’ recycler on the continent. Extrupet’s state-of-the-art ‘food grade’ B2B plant is equipped with Erema’s Vacurema technology to supply the market with PhoenixPET, a high quality resin. The plant is the ďŹ rst globally to be certiďŹ ed by the BRC for meeting stringent food safety standards. The reprocessing system was upgraded at the beginning of 2011 when the Vacurema Basic system was reďŹ ned to a Vacurema Advanced system. “This not only allowed for a higher residence time in the vacuum reactors, improving the quality of the material, but also increased installed capacity from 400 tons per month to 500 tons per month, enabling Extrupet to meet the ever growing demand for this environmentally friendly raw material,â€? said Extrupet’s Chandru Wadhwani. “With the generation of a higher IV resin, a greater percentage of the local PET bottle
market has now been able to introduce this valuable material into their stable. Additionally, percentage use of this material when blended with virgin polymer has increased from conservative introduction rates of 10%, to in many cases these days, as much as 50%,� he added. PhoenixPET meets the US FDA’s stringent food safety standards and is used in food packaging by top retailers in South Africa like Woolworths and Pick ‘n Pay. Customers in the bottle-blowing market as
well as the sheet thermoforming market can be assured that PhoenixPET is absolutely hygienic and safe for food and beverage applications. PhoenixPET is produce in two different grades, one with a standard IV for thermoforming uses and the other a higher IV for the use of manufacturing PET bottles. Spec sheets are available from Extrupet on request. www.extrupet.co.za
Extrupet’s state-of-the-art ‘food grade’ B2B plant is equipped with Erema’s Vacurema technology to supply the market with PhoenixPET, a high quality resin
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