The technology was developed by Catalytic Technologies (CTL), a company established in late 2010 on Teesside in the UK.
The company has invested over £1m on research and development, and in 2013 launched its patent pending UP-Technology platform. UP is a catalyst technology platform that allows CTL to produce catalysts with unique chemical composition and that eliminates undesired side reactions in this application.
Dr Alan Cooper, technical director, said: “The eco-credentials of our new UP Technology are indisputable. The UP Technology platform can be modified to act as a drop-in replacement to current heavy metal catalysts for all PET production processes without any compromises. This new UP-Technology benefits everyone along the supply chain; PET resin manufacturers, resin processors and the packaging consumers. Importantly, all of these wide-ranging advantages can be achieved without an increase in cost to the consumer.”
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