BioFormPX™

It is a 100% bio-based PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) polymer based on plant. There are two streams of raw materials which comprise PET: Mono-Ethylene Glycol (MEG), and Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA). PTA is made from paraxylene, and historically, all of these raw materials have been sourced from fossil resources (crude oil and natural gas). The MEG portion of PET can be produced from traditional petrochemical routes via ethylene or can be produced from natural plant sources (via fermentation to ethanol and dehydration to ethylene). The PTA/paraxylene portion, representing approximately 70% (by wt. or even 80% if we just look at the carbon atoms) of the PET molecule has remained a fossil-fuel component derived from petroleum refinery streams, due to the diffi culty of producing the aromatic paraxylene molecule from bio-based sources. This product allows bottlers, other packaging companies to offer their consumers 100% renewable and recyclable PET bottles as well as fibers and films.