PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2012

PET - THE NEXT GENERATION 37 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 03/12 www.petpla.net starting with the North American Inter- national Auto Show (NAIAS), which took place in Detroit from January 9-10, and the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 10-13. Global sustainability strategy Unifi says that the use of Repreve reduces energy consumption by off- setting the need to use newly refined crude oil for production. When full pro- duction of the Focus Electric is under way in March, the Focus Electric’s seat fabric could contain plastic bot- tles collected at NAIAS or CES. “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” is part of Ford’s broader global sustain- ability strategy, which aims to reduce its environmental footprint while accel- erating the development of advanced, fuel-efficient vehicle technologies. Ford vehicles are currently approxi- mately 90% recyclable at end of life and it aims to raise that to 100%. In 2009, the company mandated its fabric suppliers to use a minimum of 25% recycled content for all 2009 and subsequent model year vehi- cles. Since then, 37 different fabrics meeting the requirements have been developed and incorporated into its vehicles. www.ford.com  www.unifi.com  www.repreve.com The seat fabric Repreve is made from a hybrid blend of recycled plastic bottles and post-consumer waste. The material is made by Unifi, Inc. From landfill to car seats: Two million post consumer PET bottles are given a new home in the new Ford Focus Electric CCT Creative Competence Technology GmbH Idsteiner Strasse 74 D-65527 Niedernhausen, Germany r.steinmetz@cct-systems.com www.cct-systems.com CCTsystems ® -40 Cav. Mold ≥ 160 to Clamping force CCTsystems ® -60 Cav. Mold ≥ 240 to Clamping force PET Molds Design and Patents Closure Molds Developments PET Systems Closure Molds All Closure types with CCTsystem®- BPT Best Performance Technology Closure molds