Rewind® PET Chemical Recycling Process
Reuse systems
Addressing the challenge of recycling colored or contaminated PET waste into high-purity BHET for sustainable production.
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JEPLAN, INC.
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Awards and certifications
Good Design Gold Award
Honored BRING™ project for promoting textile recycling and sustainable apparel design in Japan.
Red Dot Award
Recognized BRING™ regenerative T-shirt and its reusable circular box for outstanding eco-friendly design and innovation.
Rewind® Commercial Licensing
Acknowledged as a breakthrough for scaling chemical PET recycling globally, after successful demonstration in Japan.
Product description
The Rewind® PET Chemical Recycling Process is a groundbreaking solution that tackles the pressing issue of recycling various PET wastes, including colored or contaminated bottles and polyester textiles, into high-purity BHET monomer. This innovative process operates continuously and employs sophisticated purification techniques such as crystallization and distillation to remove dyes, additives, and foreign substances, ensuring the resulting BHET is of exceptional quality and suitable for use in food-contact materials.
Axens, the company behind Rewind®, launched a semi-industrial demonstration plant in Kitakyushu in 2023. Following a successful year-long trial, global licensing for the process began in October 2024. This development allows manufacturers worldwide to integrate Rewind® into their production lines, thereby fostering a genuine circular economy for PET materials. By supporting 'infinite recycling' with minimal environmental impact, Rewind® enables multiple reuse cycles without compromising material quality, making it a sustainable and eco-friendly solution for the industry.
Key characteristics and environmental benefits
- Continuous depolymerization of PET waste into high-purity BHET monomer
- Sophisticated purification steps like crystallization and distillation
- Removal of dyes, additives, and foreign substances for food-contact material suitability
- Semi-industrial demonstration plant in Kitakyushu and global licensing by Axens
- Integration into production lines to promote a circular economy for PET
- Support for 'infinite recycling' with minimal environmental impact
- Enables multiple reuse cycles without degrading material quality
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