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NEOPET 78

NEOPET 78 is a food grade PET copolyester designed for general purposes, and suitable for a wide variety of beverage and juice containers, mineral water and carbonated soft drink bottles, milk, edible oil, and soy sauce containers. This product is also recommended for thermoformable sheets, cosmetics and household packaging. It is an excellent transparent product with very high mechanical and barrier properties and a low level of acetaldehyde.

Brand: NEOPET (9 products)

Polymer Name: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

Processing Methods: Thermoforming

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
Polyesters,
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Polymer Name
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Plastics & Elastomers Functions
Resin
Technologies
Plastics
Product Families
Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers
Polyesters & Copolyesters

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims
Food Contact Acceptable
Materials Features
Good Barrier Properties,
Good Mechanical Properties

Applications & Uses

Markets
Consumer Goods,
Printing & Packaging
Applications
Consumer Goods — Other Consumer Goods Applications
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
Food & Beverage Packaging,
Industrial & Transport Packaging,
Non-Food Consumer Packaging
Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
Bottles,
Containers,
Cosmetic Packaging
Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
Thermoforming
Application
  • Still and carbonized beverages and water bottles
  • Edible oil, juice, sport drinks, soy sauce bottles
  • PET film
  • Containers for Cosmetics and Households

Properties

Color
Transparent
Physical Form
Granules,
Solid,
Spheres
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Melting Temperature (Tm)248 ± 4°CWN-B010-7089 D (DSC)
Acetaldehyde content (AA)max. 1ppmWN-B010-9013 D (GC)
Color bmax. 1-WN-B010-7136 D (HUNTER Lab)
Finesmax. 50ppmWN-B010-9031 D
Water contentmax. 0.2%WN-B010-7159 D
Pellets weight (pellets)1.7 ± 0.1g/100WN-B010-9038 D
Pellets shapeSpherical granules--
Intrinsic Viscosity (IV)0.78 ± 0.02dl/gWN-B010-7040 D (Capillary visc.)

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance
EU Compliant,
FDA Compliant,
ISO 14001,
ISO 9001

Technical Details & Test Data

Notes
  • NEOPET 78 resin is considered safe for food packaging applications.

Safety & Health

Warranty
  • NEO GROUP warrants that its products will comply with specifications and related regulatory compliance detailed in its publications.

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability
Brazil,
Mexico
Regional Availability
  • Europe
  • Latin America