Polyester: production process?
…are also broader than just clothing. Solar panels often use PET as an underlying layer of their backsheet. Uses of PET? Global production of PET stands at 80MTpa. 50MTpa is…
Plastic products: energy and CO2 intensity of plastics?
…compared against glass, PET bottles embed 60% less energy and 80% less CO2. Compared against virgin PET, recycled PET embeds 70% less energy and 45% less CO2. Aluminium packaging is…
Carbios: plastic recycling breakthrough?
…90% of PET within 10-hours, which has been described in Nature. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart “This highly efficient, optimized enzyme outperforms all PET hydrolases reported so far”. This has…
Recycling: a global overview of energy savings?
A global overview of recycling is laid out in numbers in this data-file, covering steel, paper, glass, plastics such as PET and HDPE and other metals, such as copper and…
Purified terephthalic acid: PTA production costs?
This data-file captures PTA production costs, breaking down the costs of producing purified terephthalic acid (PTA), a chemical intermediate that gets polymerized with ethylene glycol, in order to make PET,…
Commodity prices: metals, materials and chemicals?
…of trade are likely to become particularly constructive for polyurethanes. Polymer prices by year LDPE HDPE PET EVA Polyurethanes Paints and Adhesives in $ per ton Olefins and Aromatics Prices…
Plastic recycling: the economics?
…to 80-90% below virgin plastics, more than we expected). This data-file captures the economics and the costs of plastic recycling, especially for the mechanical recycling of PET. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added…
Global plastic demand: breakdown by product, region and use?
…down in the chart below. Today’s market is c20% polypropylene, c15% LDPE, and other large categories with >5% shares include HDPE, PVC, PET, Polyurethanes and Polystyrenes. We think the strongest…
Landfill costs: by country and over time?
…industries to ‘pet cemeteries’); VAT is charged on top of the landfill tax (which may not apply if your business is VAT-exempt); and then different municipalities may add their own…
Origin Materials: bio-plastics breakthrough?
…building on a packaging material (PET) partnership that goes back to 2016. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Its ambition is to use wood residues to create carbon-negative plastics, cost-competitively with…