CPME | PET Manufacturers in Europe

Who are CPME?

The Committee of PET Manufacturers in Europe (CPME) is a European non-profit trade association based in Brussels. It represents all of the European PET resin producers who are collectively responsible for 3 million tonnes of production. The main European producers of Terephthalic Acid (PTA) - the major PET feedstock - are Associate Members of CPME. CPME’

What is PET?

PET is a very high-quality, high-purity plastic for use in the packaging industry for the production of bottles, trays and sheet. • High transparency ensures optimum product presentation. • Low weight and high strength means that consumers carry only the drink while the weight of the package is negligible. • Toughness ensures sturdy, practically

What is PTA?

PTA is the key raw material for the manufacture of polyester fibre, resin, and film. PTA is used to produce polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which flows into the production of goods that we use in our everyday lives . It can be found in plastic containers for beverages, food and electronics, apparel, home textiles, carpets and industrial fibre products

Press Information

The Committee of PET Manufacturers in Europe (CPME) is the primary source of accurate and reliable information on all market, technical, health, safety, regulatory and environmental aspects of PET manufacture and use in Europe. Contact information: info@cpme-pet.org

Indorama

Indorama Ventures PCL is the world’s largest polyester value chain...
Neo Group

Neo Group is one of the biggest manufacturers of PET granules in Europe,...
NovaPET

NOVAPET, S.A., is a PET producer based in Spain with a strong focus on...
Invista

With 45 years of manufacturing experience across the polyester chain, the...
BP Aromatics

Globally, the Business focuses on two specific but versatile types of...
Equipolymers

Equipolymers, a JV between The Dow Chemical Company (USA) and...
Lotte Chemical UK

Lotte Chemical UK Ltd manufactures around 350k tpa of PET Resins on 2...
PlastiVerd

El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona www.plastiverd.com
Polisan Hellas SA

REACH - Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

All PET resin that has been manufactured in the EU is fully compliant with REACH.

EU PET conversion companies should be aware that it is illegal to import PET resin from outside of the EU that has not had its monomers and additives registered according to the REACH regulation. Proof of this registration must be supplied with every delivery.

Europen

Submitted 28/01/2011 - 2:44pm

http://www.europen.be/

The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment--is an industry and trade organization open to any company with an economic interest in packaging and packaged products. It presents the opinion of the packaging value chain on topics related to packaging and the environment.
Members of EUROPEN are identified as companies which support a united trade and industry organization, dedicated to satisfactorily resolving the environmental challenges facing the packaging chain in an active and co-operative manner without favouring any specific packaging material or system.

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REACH - Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

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