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Synvina’s PEF to be recycled alongside PET

23/05/2017
The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has given interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF) produced by Amsterdam-based Synvina, a joint venture between chemical companies BASF and Avantium.

BASF describes it as a “major step towards integration of packaging from Synvina’s PEF in the circular economy”.

PEF bottles are expected to be disposable through existing recovery systems the same way as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the conventional material for plastic bottles. 

“EPBP confirms that consumers are expected to be able to return or dispose PEF bottles the way they are used to do with PET bottles. This is a major milestone for our innovative material based on renewables,” said Patrick Schiffers, CEO of Synvina. 


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