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World’s first bottle-to-POY line unveiled by BB Engineering

Posted on : 07 Apr, 2015

 

BB Engineering's (BBE) has unveiled the world's first VarioFil R+ bottle-to-POY spinning line at its facilities in Remscheid, Germany. The line produces 150f48 dope-dyed black yarn using recycled bottle flakes as feedstock.

 

The spinning line is developed by its subsidiary Oerlikon Barmag. A special extrusion system for bottle flake materials, latest metering and blending technology for dope-dyeing, and an advanced 2-step melt filtration are used in the line which helps produce high quality dope-dyed POY.

 

The line not only helps to turn used PET bottles into synthetic fibres, but save energy and investment costs as it uses PET bottle flakes as a raw material, which avoids the additional pelletizing of bottle flakes into rPET chips.

 

The process will also enable recycling companies to sell high-quality yarns instead of bottle flakes, thereby providing added value.

 

More on PET bottles to polyester conversion will be discussed at CMT's Polyester Innovations on 9-10 June, 2015 in Istanbul.

 

Contact Ms. Hafizah at hafizah@cmtsp.com.sg or call +65 6346 9218 for details.

 

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