Last October 30th, the second Monitoring Meeting of the Project LIFE-ECOTEX took place at the facilities of GAIKER. During the event, the supervisor was informed about the progress of the project, indicating also how the validation of the purified monomer obtained has been started and presenting the preliminary results associated with the production of pellets and textile yarn. The PET from chemical recycling shows similar properties to virgin PET and therefore it is concluded that the achieved results are highly satisfactory. Furthermore, the results associated to the replicability of the technology and the transference of the outcomes to other industrial sectors were highlighted. Particularly, the packaging sector and the automotive sector, have shown interest in treating polyester waste generated in both industries and also in including the resulting products in the manufacturing of other goods and even in products linked to packaging.
