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Fkur amplía la distribución del PE Verde a los Estados Unidos y CanadáFkur Expands the distribution of the PE Green to the United States and Canada
1 July 2013
One of the main producers of biopolymers, Braskem and the specialist in bioplásticos FKuR, expanded in the month of June, his agreement of distribution for the PE Green. In this way, FKuR turns into the 'partner' of official distribution of Braskem in EE UU and Canada for this product. The advantage that provides the 'Green PE' in comparison to the polietileno conventional resides in the source of the material. The ethanol used in his production does not come from of the oil, but of the cane of sugar. Each tonne of PE Green produced capture more than 2 tonnes of CO2, helping like this to reduce the broadcasts of gases of effect invernadero. The opportunity to allow to an existent product, previously manufactured with polimeros fossils, a new posicionamento in the market, constitutes an additional advantage of the plastics of renewable resource.
The image shows a bottle manufactured with PE Green.
Under the mark Terralene, FKuR expands the spectrum of applications of 'Green PE' offering composed to measure using the PE of vegetal origin of Braskem. Terralene And 'Green PE' have the same properties and the same procesabilidad that a polietileno conventional and can be used like replacement of the same in lines of existent production.
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