PET is a popular material choice for food and beverage packaging, affording high clarity with design flexibility. Additionally, it can be easily recycled multiple times unlike alternative packaging materials. To support the shift toward a circular economy, governments are legislating increased levels of recycled material in single-use packaging.

PET is a popular material choice for food and beverage packaging, affording high clarity with design flexibility. Additionally, it can be easily recycled multiple times unlike alternative packaging materials. To support the shift toward a circular economy, governments are legislating increased levels of recycled material in single-use packaging.

PET is a popular material choice for food and beverage packaging, affording high clarity with design flexibility. Additionally, it can be easily recycled multiple times unlike alternative packaging materials. To support the shift toward a circular economy, governments are legislating increased levels of recycled material in single-use packaging.

It also needed to have high clarity, which created a significant problem: existing materials provided clarity, but not the necessary stiffness. They selected a TPE-based impact modifier that could be used at a loading level five percentage points below the current material while still meeting all of the performance requirements, including higher stiffness. In addition, reducing the tote wall thickness resulted in a savings of about $470,000 a year, based on reduction in material usage and lower unit costs for fuel to transport products to retailers.

PET is a popular material choice for food and beverage packaging, affording high clarity with design flexibility. Additionally, it can be easily recycled multiple times unlike alternative packaging materials. To support the shift toward a circular economy, governments are legislating increased levels of recycled material in single-use packaging.

It also needed to have high clarity, which created a significant problem: existing materials provided clarity, but not the necessary stiffness. They selected a TPE-based impact modifier that could be used at a loading level five percentage points below the current material while still meeting all of the performance requirements, including higher stiffness. In addition, reducing the tote wall thickness resulted in a savings of about $470,000 a year, based on reduction in material usage and lower unit costs for fuel to transport products to retailers.

However, the combinations of materials that make up the composites themselves can be as varied as the end-uses. From engineered, man-made, or natural fiber reinforcements to thermoset or thermoplastic resins, there is a lot to consider when selecting a composite material. Take a comprehensive look at composite materials to help you identify the best solution for your needs

Find out which material makes the most sense in your application The material itself is lightweight, has a lustrous finish, and is ideal for applications in which toughness, impact resistance, and surface finish are important. This material has improved stiffness, as well as higher tensile and flexural modulus, so it’s a good choice for applications in which wear and short-term heat resistance are important.

At Avient we’ve developed materials that can help you reach your goals. Our portfolio of specialty materials are designed to allow density reduction in applications where stiffness can’t be compromised. We can even help you rethink existing fiber filled thermoplastic materials.           

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