Category: Raw Materials, Auxiliaries

Innovation technology
CARBIOS has developed awater-based, solvent-free enzymatic biorecycling process that uses an enzyme specifically capable of depolymerizing PET* at low temperature
 
*PET (polyethylene terephthalate), the second most produced plastic globally, used for various plastic applications and polyester fibers.
 
 
 
High-end quality monomers and PET content
The CARBIOS process then involves purifying the resulting monomers from the enzymatic depolymerization. The two biorecycled & purified monomers (PTA and MEG*) can eventually be re-polymerized into a recycled PET content with the same quality as the quality of a virgin PET material that would have been obtained from petro-sourced monomers and produced by the petrochemical industry.
 
*PTA : Purified terephatlique acid; MEG : mono ethylene glycol


 
Plug&play
The two monomers produced (PTA and MEG) resulting from CARBIOS’ innovative enzymatic depolymerization and purification processes are identical to petro-sourced monomers. Hence, they can be plugged as fully compatible alternative input materials into existing PET production facilities.

 

All PET and polyester waste types
CARBIOS innovative biorecycling technology is not limited to clear PET waste. On the contrary it makes it possible to recycle all PET waste types, in resins, films or fibers, including waste that cannot be processed by existing conventional recycling technologies without quality losses, such as food mono or multi-layer trays, colored or opaque PET, and polyester textiles. By taking on a wider range of PET waste types, CARBIOS technology will be able to re-valorize a greater volume of waste and make a significant contribution to reducing our dependence on fossil resources.
 
Truly Circular
CARBIOS technology, though a deeper-than-conventional recycling process, can recover the PTA and MEG monomers with the original virgin-like quality. As a consequence, the number of recycling cycles that can be performed is maximized, without any compromises on quality or processability..
 


Decarbonization
CARBIOS innovative biorecycling technology decouples from the use of fossil resources and significantly contributes to decarbonization. The production of CARBIOS Bio-recycled PET content shows a 57% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the production of virgin PET*, hence drastically reducing scope 3 emissions integrated in the calculation of the life cycle assessment of any branded product using PET or polyester.
 
* taking into account diversion of 50% PET waste from a conventional end-of-life.  Virgin PET: 2.53kg CO2/kg (cradle to gate), based on ecoinvent 3.8

CGP Europe is the world leader in manufacturing and developing thermoplastic plug assist materials for thermoforming.
 
We produce a complete line of high quality, innovative thermoplastic syntactic materials used in the thermoforming industry.
CGP offers custom casting and cutting services to customers and continues to work with plastic suppliers, university research centers and software simulation companies to develop products that meet and advance the needs of the thermoforming industry.
 
With 20 years of expertise in materials development and use of syntactic foam, we support customers projects to give them cost effective solutions. We have a large experience with:
10 years of Exclusive sales and development of Hytac for Europe with CMT Materials
10 years of Production and Sales development of OptiForm for Europe, Asia and America
 
OptiForm is a plug assist family of materials which combines the toughness of engineering thermoplastics with the low thermal conductivity of a syntactic foam. Our plug assists will resist the chips and dings associated with production abuse while reducing mark-off and sticking of difficult to process polymers. Our material maintains the high thermal stability required to process todays thermoformed polymers. In addition, OptiForm Materials eliminates the machining difficulties of conventional syntactic foams. It is also the only range of plug assist materials in the market that is recyclable.

Polytechs is a company that has been producing compounds and masterbatches for the plastics industry since 1980. It has two activities – the realization of a contract manufacturing service dedicated to petrochemical producers and large converters; and the sale of its own products, speciality masterbatches with specific properties (tackiness; viscosity modifiers for PP) through 5 brands: PW and its tackiness; SW and its range of surface modification effects; Clean Xpress – purging compounds for extrusion and injection; Flow Xpress and its range of PE & PP process aids and PP viscosity modifiers; XW: blowing agents for PVC and PE. This activity is aimed at converters serving the flexible and rigid packaging industry, as well as the cable, pipe and hose industry, etc.

Apply Carbon SAS / Procotex is specialized in the milling or cutting of Carbon leftovers lots (sized or un-sized) and aramids. We truly supply “The Sustainable Carbon Fiber”. Milling (60-300µ), chopped 6mm sized (PU/PA/Epoxy…) and un-sized, granulates. Especially for compounds we supply a large range of sized carbon & aramid granulates. For electrical conductivity we offer a range of low cost standard and intermediate modulus carbon fiber granulates, all available in large quantities. For wear resistance and metal replacement compounds we offer a range of para-aramid granulates with different sizings.

Apply Carbon SAS / Procotex is proud to announce the investment in a new “state of the art” 16,500m2 manufacturing facility for recycled carbon fiber, this due to a strong growth in CFr sales and the recent acquisition of the assets of ELG Carbon Fiber UK Ltd. All manufacturing will be centralized at the new plant in Plouay, Brittany. A recent study confirmed the low C02 or Carbon Emission Footprint of our carbon fiber recycling plant confirming that our carbon fiber is “The Sustainable Carbon Fiber”. Please contact us for further information.