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PureCycle Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with RM TOHCELLO and Mitsui to accelerate the use of recycled-content biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film in Japan. The collaboration combines PureCycle’s plastic recycling expertise with RM TOHCELLO’s BOPP film production and Mitsui’s commercial reach to expand recycled content in packaging.

What do you see as the biggest hurdle to scaling recycled-content BOPP in Japan—feedstock supply, film performance standards, cost, or brand demand?

PureCycle Technologies and partners to champion recycled-content BOPP film in Japan

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PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Orlando, Fla.), a specialist in plastic recycling, has announced a strategic partnership with RM TOHCELLO Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), one of the world’s largest producers of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), a global trading and investment company that collaborates with PureCycle. The partnership marks a […]

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pat 1 month ago
We tried 20 - 30% PCR PP in a tenter BOPP line and ran into neck-in drift, web breaks from gels, and a narrower sealing window due to variable MFR and additive packages sneaking in from mixed streams. What spec are you holding the recycled resin to for isotactic content, ash/gel count, odor, and MFR spread, and have you had to tweak draw ratios or tenter tensions to keep haze and modulus on spec, especially for metallized food-grade film?

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