Reactive Recycling, including IV enhancers, offers an easy, fast and cost efficient method to upcycle your rPET without use of the time and energy consuming Solid-State polymerization (SSP).
No additional equipment or investment needed – simply add the products to the extruder together with the rPET.
For the recycling companies:
- Enable use of lower IV and wider range of rPET sources for true circular economy
- Increase the quality of the rPET by IV enhancers and eliminate or reduce the need of Solid-state polymerization (SSP)
- Upcycle low IV rPET from trays or fibers to higher intrinsic viscosity (IV) rPET grade
- Reduce the amount of fines in recycled trays
For the converter:
- Enable use of higher concentrations of rPET in the packaging product
- Reduce the amount of bottle flakes and source and use rPET with lower IV
- Reduce brittleness
- Increased melt strength and more stable process for faster throughput
- Improved mechanical properties and performance of the products
Our product offering for Polyesters (PET and rPET)
| Product: | Effect: | Benefit: |
|---|---|---|
| NEXAMITE®M021200 | IV enhancer in PET carrier which offers an efficient IV increase and enables upcycling of rPET | – Enables recycling of PET to applications with demand of high IV – Usable in all rPET and PET applications – Approved for use in food packaging applications – Free from epoxy and epichlorohydrin derivatives |
| NEXAMITE®M992000 | Linear IV enhancer in PET carrier | – Offers IV increase for improved properties – Reduces the acid concentration for improved hydrolysis resistance -Free from epoxy and epichlorohydrin derivatives |
| NEXAMITE®F102 | IV enhancer tailored for fiber spinning applications | – Enable fiber-to-fiber recycling or tray-to-fiber – Possibility to use lower IV rPET for fiber spinning without use of SSP – Free from epoxy and epichlorohydrin derivatives |