Cleaner rPET Stream: Recycle-friendly process aids ensure that the bottles produced are more easily recyclable. This leads to a cleaner recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) stream, which is critical for creating high-quality recycled materials. Avient offers APR accredited process aids that can improve efficiencies, enhance recycling, and reduce energy used in the blowing process.

Cleaner rPET Stream: Recycle-friendly process aids ensure that the bottles produced are more easily recyclable. This leads to a cleaner recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) stream, which is critical for creating high-quality recycled materials. Avient offers APR accredited process aids that can improve efficiencies, enhance recycling, and reduce energy used in the blowing process.

Recycle Solutions The only UV barrier additive for PET currently recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the European PET Bottle Platform for having no negative impact on the recycle stream Product integrity can be maintained, even in lightweight containers, and containers are fully recyclable

This new additive offers brand owners and converters a cost-effective solution to enhance the shelf life and recyclability of their PET bottles. ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020L is developed to provide long-lasting shelf life performance, attractive bottle aesthetics, and outstanding recyclability. This non-nylon-based additive is compatible with recycled PET (rPET), making it an excellent option for brands looking to incorporate higher levels of recycled material (up to 100%) in their packaging.

CHICAGO – At PACK EXPO International 2016 next week, PolyOne is helping brand owners to reach seemingly separate goals – recyclability, functionality and aesthetics – with a single solution: the diverse portfolio of GLS™ thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for packaging.  Unlike other materials, GLS TPEs are recyclable, which is becoming increasingly more important to all consumers. TPEs are also compatible with most municipal recycling streams.

The new reSound™ NF bio-filled grades are based on polymers such as polypropylene (PP) with 15 to 20 percent bio-based filler. Demand is rising for consumer products that utilize more recycled and renewable materials. Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy

100% of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable 70% of plastic packaging effectively recycled or composted 30% average recycled content across all plastic packaging

In recent years, white opaque PET bottles for dairy applications have been under increasing scrutiny for the potential effects their mineral fillers can have on the recycle stream used to create fiber. Complete with food contact approvals for the European Union and FDA, this new Lactra additive is compatible with the PET recycle stream for fibers, sheet, and strapping.   Testing also shows that in established opaque white PET recycle streams, Lactra products are suitable for closed loop bottle-to-bottle recycling. 

Polystrand continuous fiber reinforced unidirectional tapes and multi-axial laminates, including recycled content formulations Thermoplastic recycled-content composites can also support a circular economy and help customers further lessen their environmental footprint.   Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy    

Cesa™ Fiber Additives Chain Extenders for Recycled PET Fibers In an effort to contribute to the circular economy, the use of recycled content in textile products is growing. Polyester is a favored polymer to recycle and reprocess in different industries and this is also the case for the fiber industry. In addition, the recycled polyester needs to be suitable for spinning.