{"id":3310,"date":"2024-10-22T09:21:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T13:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2024-10-22T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T13:21:35","slug":"axens-and-partners-announce-commercialisation-of-rewind-pet-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3310","title":{"rendered":"Axens and partners announce commercialisation of Rewind PET process"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Axens, in partnership with IFPEN and JEPLAN, has announced the commercialisation of the Rewind PET chemical recycling process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This move follows the successful one-year testing of the process at a semi-industrial demonstration unit in Kitakyushu, Japan, starting last October.<\/p>\n

The process is expected to play a major role in accelerating the energy transition and circular economy for plastics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Rewind PET process has demonstrated its ability to continuously depolymerise polyethylene terephthalate (PET) through glycolysis and purify the resulting monomer, Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It has the capability to separate all additives and colourants, yielding pure BHET that can be re-polymerised easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Recycled PET from this process has already received approval from several food packaging and cosmetics companies, indicating its potential for widespread adoption in the market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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