This photo provided by SK Chemicals Co. shows its ECOTRIA CR products.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean chemical company SK Chemicals Co. said Tuesday it had launched the mass production of ECOTRIA CR, a polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) copolyester product that is made from chemically recycled material, for the first time in the world.
The company started mass-producing ECOTRIA CR at its Ulsan plant using the materials derived from chemically recycled waste plastics.
The company will be supplied with 20,000 tons of such materials per year from Chinese company Shuye Environmental Technology Co.
SK Chemicals plans to churn out more than 10,000 tons of ECOTRIA CR by next year and supply it to major cosmetics brands in and outside of Korea.
Chemical recycling refers to the process in which waste plastics are decomposed into their pure material state and then used for the production of high polymer plastics.
Compared to physical recycling methods, in which waste plastics are pulverized and processed, this method prevents the deterioration of product quality while enabling recycling in a repeated manner.
The company noted that the demand for ECOTRIA CR would be high in the areas of cosmetics containers, food packaging, home electronics and daily necessities since it features a high level of safety and materializes copolyester’s inherent features.
Kevin Lee (kevinlee@koreabizwire.com)
