PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2011

MATERIAL / RECYCLING 10 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 12/11 www.petpla.net Conference report on 7th China International Polyester forum Shanghai* Recycled polyester on the rise Recycling companies and major end-users discussed the global market, economic factors and technological developments at the 7th China International Recycled Polyester Forum Shanghai 2011. The rapidly growing importance of the polyester industry in China and worldwide was reflected at the 7th China International Recycled Poly- ester Forum Shanghai 2011, which attracted 280 participants from 15 countries. Representatives attended from 38 international companies, including global majors such as Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Reliance, East- man, LG International, BP, Unifi, Nike, Kolon and DuPont. Conference con- tent was a mix of technical innovation, economic background and Chinese economic policy. In his address on polyester post consumer clothing recycling, Li Shi- dong, Secretary General of CCFA (the China Chain Store and Franchise Association), emphasised the seg- ment’s huge potential. He presented an analysis of the current situation in the US, Japan, EU and China, and how factors such as fashion, design, production and usage of textiles make successful clothing recycling highly complex, compared to bottle recycling. He reported on current clothing recycling projects, such as Ecocorcle of Teijin, and the Zhejiang Furun Recycling Company, which is processing post-consumer army uniforms back to military supplies like tarpaulins, socks, camouflage net, and so on. Li pointed out that the huge amount of global textile military supply offers potential for government savings and opportunities for entre- preneurs entering textile recycling. Imports, biomass PET and flake washing Dan Hanliang, Lunnex Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd., China , explained the new rules for importing baled bottles. While only shredded bottles were for- merly allowed to be imported, the Chi- nese government now issues broader import licenses under certain legal constraints, related to environmen-