Applied DNA sets its sights on the recycled polyester supply chain
11/06/2019
The system is based on its CertainT tagging and testing platform, which sees a unique molecular identify tag applied to a material. It can contain material-specific data like location of manufacturing facility, brand, product line and date of manufacture.
These tags are suitable to be applied to a variety of recycled materials, including PET, polypropylene, polyethylene and acrylics. They can be tested in the field or in the lab and portable DNA testing devices can be used for textiles made of recycled PET and viscose.
Applied DNA has said that since 2019 it has been working with supply chain partners to “build the large-scale, closed loop, integrated supply chains that use rPET filament and fibre to service businesses in Asia, the Americas and EMEA.”
This has included establishing a relationship with Taiwanese chemical distributor Sun Chemical Supply earlier this year. The relationship has allowed it to conduct commercial and pre-commercial manufacturing of hundreds of tonnes of fibre and filament
Of these developments, MeiLin Wan, vice president of textile sales for Applied DNA, said: “The growth in the CertainT platform is fuelled by the need for recycled polyester; not everyone is playing by the same rules to ensure the claim is 100% post-consumer rPET that is both high quality and low cost. Many fibre suppliers claim 100% post-consumer rPET, but those claims are based on paper certificates, and not on the product itself.”
She added that the CertainT platform could offer greater transparency for corporations and give consumers greater confidence in the products they buy.
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