MATERIALS / RECYCLING PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 09/24 www.petpla.net 15 MATERIALS / RECYCLING 15 ing bottle weight, smaller packaging for carbonated drinks and replacing glass with PEF for oxygen-sensitive products. Due to its similarity to PET, PEF can be recycled using the same processing steps as the many known PET recycling processes. It has also been shown that PEF has a limited impact on the rPET stream, which have led to (interim) endorsements of PET/PEF multilayer bottles to enter the PET bottle recycling stream in Europe (EPBP limited to a market penetration of 5%) and US (APR). PEF World Congress Due to the properties of PEF and its production from 100% renewable raw materials, a whole range of companies around the world are already developing FDCA and PEF production. The Dutch company Avantium (Amsterdam) is opening its flagship plant for the production of FDCA in Delfzijl, The Netherlands, in October. Reason enough for the trade journal Renewable Carbon Plastics (formerly bioplastics Magazine) to organise the first PEF World Congress together with the Horizon 2020 project PEFerence. The 2-day hybrid conference (on-site and online) will take place on October 30 and 31 in Düsseldorf, Germany. www.pef-world-congress.com Property PET PEF Density 1.36 g/cm³ 1.43 g/cm³ O2 permeability* BIF = 1 BIF = 10 CO2 permeability* BIF = 1 BIF = 15 H2O vapour permeability* BIF = 1 BIF = 2.5 Tg 76 °C 88 °C Tm 250 - 270 °C 210 - 230 °C E-modulus 2.1 - 2.2 GPa 3.6 GPa Yield strength 50 - 60 MPa 90 - 100 MPa *BIF - Barrier Improvement Factor compared to PET Table 1: Intrinsic properties of amorphous PET and PEF Digital manufacturing line for plastic caps SACMI.COM Continuous compression molding solution: digital, smart, cost-effective. Conceived, designed and produced by SACMI. DIGITAL & PROFITABLE Line ready for advanced Smart Pack and Smart Care services to provide more effective synergy with HERE M.E.S. features. SMART & RELIABLE Reliable controls and immediate overview of the process via AI-based inspection systems integrated into all the processes. COMPACT &IWX MR GPEWW WTIGMƤG IRIVK] GSRWYQTXMSR CCM maximizes output rates per bay and is the most sustainable solution. momic
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