Terphane, Origin Materials form partnership, aim for commercialization of PEF
Terphane, part of Tredegar Corporation, a leader in BOPET films (polyester) in Latin America with operations in the United States and Brazil, and Origin Materials Inc., the world’s leading carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, have announced a strategic partnership to produce sustainable, high-performance bio-polymer films.
As part of the partnership, Terphane signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase the advanced bio-polymer Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) for use in film applications, including food and beverage packaging and high-value industrial applications. BOPEF is biaxially oriented PEF, and BOPET is biaxially oriented PET. These stretched polymer films are valued for their strength, transparency, barrier properties, and electrical insulation.