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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 ...

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