EVENT REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 06/24 www.petpla.net 29 conducted in nitrogen and/or vacuum, is claimed to set new standards in technical performance and recyclate quality. The nitrogen used in SSP is purified and recycled, reducing consumption and improving colour values. Recycled PET for the textile industry As well as in the food sector, food-compliant rPET is also playing an increasingly important role in the textile industry. Well-known brands are relying more and more on rPET as a material that meets the requirements for food grade specifications in order to be able to offer their customers textiles that are both sustainable and safe from a health perspective. This trend is reflected by the increase in sales of bottle-to-fibre applications at Erema. Asia is an important market in this segment. Ultimately, the textile industry is increasing the demand for PET recycling. Around two thirds of the total volume of PET flows into the production of synthetic fibres. Erema has responded by setting up its own business application for fibres and textiles. In addition, Erema presented their Intarema FibrePro:IV machine which was developed specifically for fibre-to-fibre recycling. For this system, Intarema technology has been combined with the new IV uptimiser. It is claimed to succeed in processing shredded PET fibre materials heavily contaminated by spinning oils in such a way that the finest fibres can be produced again from the recycled pellets. www.erema-group.com EVENT REVIEW 29 At Chinaplas 2024, the Erema expert teams were on hand to share their expertise with visitors. Erema’s booth at this year’s Chinaplas edition E N D L E S S I N N O V A T I O N S I N C E 1 9 1 9
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