Heat-resistant plastic for hot and cold food

AKESTRA™ is a family of plastics ideal for all types of food contact applications (hot and cold). The material from Perstorp has a high glass transition temperature up to 110°C and a deflection temperature under load which is up to 30°C higher compared to PET. This heat resistance makes it an alternative to PET and some transparent plastics for thin-wall containers, and to polycarbonate for durable transparent products. In some hot-fill food containers, it may replace glass.

The material also offers a sparkling, glass-like appearance and transparency than PET. It can even be combined with up to 80 percent of recycled PET to increase the performance of PET.

Having recently been added to the latest update of the European Commission regulation regarding “plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food” (EU) No 10/2011, Akestra can now be introduced in the European market. It has been compliant for food-contact use in the United States (FDA) and Japan (JHOSPA). Akestra is launched in cooperation with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) and brought to Europe by Perstorp.