30 May 2013
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Avantium and APLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH,
one of the world's leading plastic converters,
today announced their joint development agreement
for development of PEF bottles.
After the Coca-Cola Company and Danone,
ALPA is the third company to collaborate with Aventium on
PEF, Polyethylene furanoate,
a bioplastic based on Avantium's YXY technology.
The goal of this collaboration is to bring
100 % biobased PEF bottles to the market by 2016.
ALPA
Gunther Lehner, CEO
- By signing this agreement, ALPA once again
demonstrates its leadership in innovation in this industry.
- In the 1980's ALPA was the first to introduce
the two step PET bottle which started
the transition from PVC to PET.
- Today we are taking innovation a step further and
introduce our customers
in the food, homecare and personal care area
to the next generation of biobased polyester: PEF.
- Sustainability is the key driver for growth for ALPA
and its customers.
- We are therefore pleased to collaborate with Avantium
to bring the first 100 % biobased and reclycable PEF bottles
to the market.
About PEF
- PEF or polyethylene furanoate is a
100 % biobased and recyclable polyester
which has the potential to replace
conventional resources based materials like PET.
- PEF has qualities superior to PET such as
a significantly higher barrier to oxygen,
carbon dioxide and water,
extending product
shelf-life and reducing production costs.
- An independent life-cycle-analysis study
has demonstrated the carbon footprint of PEF
is 50-70 % lower than today's PET.
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