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How is polypropylene fiber made?

• Extraction of monomer: Alkenes or the monomer is extracted during the cracking of petroleum. The monomer obtained is propylene.…

4 years ago

What is polyester?

According to the classification system used in the United States dictated by the Textiles fiber Product Identification Act (TFPIA), Polyester…

4 years ago

Polyplex and TPL have presented a bioriented polyester films containing 70 percent post-consumer recyclate

Chemical Recycling Enables Production of Polyester Film Containing 70% Post-Consumer Recyclate. The development of these films was made possible thanks…

5 years ago

Demeto’s aim is to establish a collaboration able to produce a sustainable solution to the global polyester waste problem

Demeto, a European project established to build a network of like-minded organisations in the PET industry with the goal of…

5 years ago

The Carbios enzymatic depolymerisation process could open new pathways to produce recycled polyester

Beverage-producing powerhouses PepsiCo, Nestlé Waters and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe are the three latest large-scale firms to join a…

5 years ago

When waste plastic becomes a resource by way of chemical recycling

Plastics are indispensable parts of almost every sector of the economy, with wide-ranging economic, environmental and convenience benefits in their…

5 years ago

L’Occitane en Provence to achieve it’s goal of using 100% recycled plastic in it’s bottles by 2025

Currently L’Occitane Group has more than 3,000 retail outlets, including 1,555 owned stores, globally. Its five brands are L’Occitane en…

5 years ago

Scientists have successfully modified a bacterial enzyme to break down polyester

The discovery could result in a more effective recycling solution for millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, made of PET,…

6 years ago

Spandex market to grow with increasing demand from textile industry

Spandex, a copolymer based on polyurea-polyurethane also known as elastane. Spandex fibers are significantly consumed in a wide range of…

8 years ago

DAK Americas plans to add 230mn lbs per year PSF capacity at its site in Mississippi

DAK Americas LLC is one of the largest integrated producers of PET resins in the world and the main producer…

9 years ago