- Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Non-Food Consumer Packaging, Other Packaging Materials
- Product Families:Polyesters & Copolyesters, Biodegradable Polymers, Engineering & Specialty Polymers
- Polymer Name:Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF)
- End Uses:Film, Bottles, Flexible Packaging
Avantium PEF is a 100% plant-based, recyclable and degradable polymer with a wide range of applications such as packaging, textiles, film, and many more. PEF has a powerful combination of environmental features and superior functionality. It shows improved barrier properties for carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen, leading to a longer shelf life of packaged products. It also offers higher mechanical strength, which means that thinner PEF packaging can be produced and fewer resources are required. In combination with the plant-based feedstock, these added functionalities give PEF all the attributes required to become the next-generation polyester.
