With top quality values for the preforms and its unique ecological and economic performance, the innovative flake-to-preform (FtP) inline process from EREMA and SIPA impresses both the Japanese plastics recycling company Kyoei Industry and its customer, the international beverage group Suntory.
Kyoei Industry - the Japanese plastics recycling company - put into operation in the summer of 2018 the world's first plant that directly produces new PET bottle preforms from 100 percent recycled PET flakes. The innovative flake-to-Preform (FtP) inline process is based on the combination of EREMA's proven VACUREMA bottle-to-bottle technology with the XTREME Renew Preform Production System from SIPA, the Italian manufacturer of PET packaging solutions.
Beneficial in both ecological and economic terms
The combination of four process steps - decontamination, IV stabilization, melt filtration and injection stamping - in one system reduces energy consumption by 30 percent compared to conventional systems. CO2 emissions are also reduced by 25 percent and are therefore significantly lower than with conventional PET bottle production from rPET raw material. Since no rPellets are produced, no additional dryers or storage areas are required, which leads to further cost savings.
