PET resin contains up to 20% PCR.A new PET bottle resin containing up to 20% post-consumer recycled material boasts exceptional color, clarity, and dimensional stability dimensional stability, n See stability, dimensional. for applications such as bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, juices, sports drinks sports drink Performance drink Sports medicine A thirst-quenching beverage used in sports-related activities, which may boost energy and/or help build muscle mass; water, sugar, salt, potassium are common to all SDs. See Hydrotherapy, Water. , teas, foods, and household goods and cleaners. Polyclear Conserve PET from Invista S.a.r.l, Packaging Resins, Charlotte, N.C., is said to be free of contamination with dirt and other foreign particulates because it is not simply a blend of reground post-consumer recycled (PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ) flake flake an epidermal scale. flake Cocaine, see there with a virgin resin. Invista depolymerizes bottle-grade PCR PET flake and then repolymerizes it so it performs and processes like virgin PET. It reportedly meets FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. requirements for certain food-contact uses. Current Polyclear Conserve resins are 1101D (20% PCR) and 1101F (10% PCR). Rescarch is under way to increase the PCR content. (Some Invista customers accomplished this by blending in additional PCR flake.) (877) 4INVISTA * www.polymers.invista.com |
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