our rPET
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Foodgrade and flexiblity without compromise. viscotec's decontamination technology exceeds highest food grade standards like EFSA and FDA.
The market price development of the past years clearly shows a difference between PET flakes and PET virgin material, ranging from a 10 to 25 % lower price for an acceptable quality of PET flakes. In-house skeleton material as a cut-off from thermoforming is traded with major price variations, anywhere from 10 to 50 % less than virgin material. This mid-term trend of course shows slight variations through market fluctuations.
Depending on the thermoforming process, the in-house waste is around 20 to 40 % of the thermoformed sheet. Since approx. 10 % can be obtained from edge trims, just the remaining 50 % of PCR material have to be sourced on the market. To figure out this example and to show the potential in savings per year, see the following table.
The best strategy for a PET sheet producer
- use as much PCR flakes as possible - the cheapest material with adequat
iV for sheet extrusion available on the market - use the edge trims from sheet production +skeleton waste from
thermo-forming and - as a non-integrated sheet producer, buy back the in-house
waste from your thermoforming customers
deCON20
decontamination module designed to process different types of material even at the same time
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deCON
decontamination dryer for production of dry, food grade flakes or skeleton waste
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viscoSTAR
solid state polycondensation plant for iV increase and decontamination of polyester pellets and/or flakes
viscoSHEET
up to 100 % rPET and inhouse flakes processable at guaranteed iV levels for direct food contact
