PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2016

MATERIAL / RECYCLING 15 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 11/16 www.petpla.net emissions are expected to increase to 40bn tonnes by 2035, and much of this will come from non-OECD countries. How far will westernised economies be obliged to carry the burden of emissions from the less developed countries? Will population growth hinder widespread acceptance of climate change accords? Luis Sierra, CEO BP Global Aromatics The overall conclusion from the conference was that there is still a huge amount to be done, and every member of the polyester chain, every government and consumers at the front line of climate change will have to play their part. www.bp.com PTA solution PTAir PTAir is claimed to be a new low carbon and carbon neutral PTA brand with three products that offers a more sustainable solution for the polyester value chain (purified terephthalic acid PTA is widely used to manufacture PET). It seamlessly fits into the current supply chain as a ‘drop in’ substitute for higher carbon, conventional PTA. A feature of PTAir is its use of proprietary PX and PTA technology which is claimed to support a 29% lower global warming potential than the average European PTA production. This low carbon benefit has been independently assured by ERM CVS. In addition to this BP will also be launching PTAir Neutral, the world’s first certified carbon neutral PTA. PTAir Neutral is intended to offer customers the oppor- tunity to purchase a carbon neutral product where associated CO 2 equivalent emissions are mitigated through the investment in carbon projects providing equivalent CO 2 benefits and delivering a net zero posi- tion. Furthermore, through PTAir Neutral products customers have the opportunity to offset all of their product footprint - over and above their PTA use - to achieve full carbon neutrality across their product portfolio. This unique offer is made possible through BP Target Neutral, BP’s longstanding, not-for-profit carbon management programme. PTAir is available in Europe, and BP plans to roll out in the US and Asia in due course.