PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2014

SIMPLY THE BEST de CON TECHNOLOGY ON THE MARKET. The EFSA evaluation criteria allow for the first time a direct comparison of different super-cleaning technologies for PET flakes. The outstanding results for viscotec’s deCON technology prove: 100% rPET flakes acc. to infants scenario – that is food grade without compromise. Starlinger Head Office: Vienna - Austria | Offices in: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, USA, Uzbekistan, and agents in over 130 countries worldwide. Starlinger & Co. Gesellschaft m.b.H. - viscotec - T: +43 7232 3817-0 - viscotec.sales@starlinger.com - www.viscotec.at textile packaging 100% 99% 98% 97% 96% 95% 94% 93% 92% 91% 90% 89% COMPARISON OF CLEANING EFFICIENCIES OF CHALLENGE TEST SUBSTANCES visco tec deCON for 100% rPET content acc. to • infants scenario • water other super- cleaning technology not for 100% rPET content acc. to s INFANTS SCENARIO s WATER EFSA limit infants EFSA limit toddlers CLEANING EFFICIENCIES Toluene Chlorobenzene Chloroform Methyl salicylate Phenylcyclo- hexane Benzophenone Methyl stearate (all data from EFSA Journal 2013; 11 (10):3397 and Journal 2013; 11 (10):3462)