“ I THINK [...] PEF IS THE SUPERIOR PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL PLASTICS ”
— Tom van Aken , CEO of Avantium
59 product called FDCA ( furandicarboxylic acid ), the building blocks of PEF . “ It has high gas barrier properties , so it ’ s very good at withstanding CO2 ,” claims van Aken . “ If you take a carbonated soft drink , such as Coca Cola , PEF packaging would be able to keep the CO2 in the bottle up to 60 times longer . That means your shelf life goes up and you can make thinner and lighter bottles .” PEF also has the potential to increase the shelf life of a product , as its surface provides an
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