ABOUT BIO-PET

BIO-PET (Bio-Polyethylene terephthalate) are bioplastics made of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. Ethylene glycol comes from ethanol, which is typically obtained from sugarcane. Terephthalic acid  is complicated to obtain from biomass, so it mainly comes from P-Xylene, derived from fossil resources.  

BIO-PET is a 'drop-in' solution and can therefore replace conventional PET in a wide variety of applications. BIO-PET is not biodegradable and is therefore durable. It can be recycled in the existing PET recycling streams. [citation T2.6]