OCTAL
Sustainable PET sheet developed / Carbon footprint reduced by 25% / New process removes five energy intensive phases
Oman-based PET film and resin producer Octal (Musqat; www.octalglobal.com) has improved the process used to produce its “DPET” plastic sheet – see Plasteurope.com of 31.05.2010 – to significantly improve its sustainability. The company says a completely new production method is used in the manufacture of the sheet, with five energy intensive phases removed from the process. This brings a claimed 67% saving in electricity, while 20% less gas is used, with a resulting reduction of 25% in the material’s carbon footprint.
 The new green plastic sheet allows for 67% electricity savings (Photo: Octal) |
Octal CEO Nicholas Barakat said: “We have invested a great deal of money, time and energy in developing this direct-to-sheet process. This is why we are now in a position to offer the first green plastic sheet, which is also the best available in terms of quality. We intend to develop our environmental pioneering role even further and we are investing EUR 600m to do just this over the next five years.”
The material’s sustainable credentials have won plaudits from the Sustainability Consortium (Fayetteville, Arkansas and Tempe, Arizona / USA; www.sustainabilityconsortium.org) and from leading international companies including Greiner Packaging, Octal said.
The material’s sustainable credentials have won plaudits from the Sustainability Consortium (Fayetteville, Arkansas and Tempe, Arizona / USA; www.sustainabilityconsortium.org) and from leading international companies including Greiner Packaging, Octal said.
13.10.2011 Plasteurope.com [220511-0]
Published on 13.10.2011