PET flakes coloured
PET – coloured flakes
The base material for this product is provided by post-consumer PET drink bottles. These returnable bottles are collected as part of a deposit system or a country-specific collection system.
Bottles undergo a treatment process (sorting, shredding, hot washing) and cleaning agents are used. Product quality is checked using internal processes.
These are documented in Texplast GmbH's QM system. The figures indicated below are intended as a guide.
| Characteristics | Figures |
|---|---|
| Colour | coloured |
| Granular size | > 10 mm max. 5 % |
| Bulk density | min. 250 kg/m³ |
| Residual moisture | max. 1,2 % |
| Dust content (<0,5 mm) | max. 0,5 % |
| Purity | |
| Polyolefins (PE/PP) | max. 80 ppm |
| PVC | max. 50 ppm |
| PA | max. 200 ppm |
| Paper/labels | max. 100 ppm |
| Metal | max. 50 ppm |
| Miscellaneous | max. 200 ppm |
| PET brown | max. 30 % |
| PET | opak max. 3 % |
| Packaging: | |
| 1. Big bags (2.40 m high) on one-way pallets (weight per big bag approx. 1,000 kg) | |
| 2. Delivery in bulk transporter possible | |