CR Bottle Grade Recycled PET Resin Chips Pellets Granules
China Resources Chemical Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (short name: "CR Materials") is a core enterprise within the science & technology and emerging industries sector of the China Resources Group. The company specializes in the research and development of polyester new materials and holds a leading position in China’s food-grade recycled PET (rPET) market, pioneering the industrialization of "bottle-to-bottle" circular recycling.
1. Core Competitive Advantages
- State-Owned Enterprise Background & Industry Leadership: CR Materials is part of China Resources Group, a key backbone enterprise directly supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). Listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board in October 2021 (Stock Code: 301090), it is also one of SASAC’s “Double Hundred Reform” pilot enterprises.
- Leading PET Flake Producer: With manufacturing bases in Changzhou and Zhuhai, the company has a total PET flake production capacity of 2.1 million tons/year, ranking among the top three in China and top five globally, making it a leading player in the global PET industry.
- Circular Economy Pioneer: CR Materials is the first company in China to achieve mass production of food-grade rPET using the "bottle-to-bottle" recycling model, actively supporting the national "dual carbon" strategy and driving green transformation in plastic packaging.
- Premium Customer Base: Its clients include renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, Nongfu Spring, C'estbon, Wahaha, and Wuliangye, with deep penetration across beverages, edible oil, alcoholic drinks, and medical packaging sectors.
- Technology-Driven Innovation: The company holds 42 patents, including 5 invention patents and 3 core proprietary technologies. Its "Hualei" brand bottle-grade polyester chips demonstrate outstanding performance in key indicators such as color value, ash content, and acetaldehyde levels.
2. Food-Grade Recycled PET (rPET) Product Series
CR Materials produces food-contact compliant recycled polyester chips by processing post-consumer PET bottles through physical and chemical recycling methods. These products feature high transparency, low acetaldehyde, traceability, and low carbon footprint, and are widely used in packaging for drinking water, carbonated beverages, hot-fill drinks, and premium alcoholic beverages.
1. Food-Grade rPET Chips (rPET)
- Raw Material: Post-consumer PET beverage bottles, processed through crushing, washing, melting, filtration, and SSP solid-state polycondensation
- Core Technologies:
- Physical Recycling + SSP Enhancement: Improves viscosity and purity to meet blow-molding grade requirements
- Challenge Test Passed: rPET products containing up to 50% recycled content have passed food contact safety verification
- Product Specifications:
- Intrinsic Viscosity (IV): 0.80–0.84 dL/g
- Acetaldehyde Content: ≤1.0 ppm
- Color Value: B ≤1.0, L ≥80.0
- Applications:
- Bottled water, purified water, and non-carbonated beverage containers
- Edible oil bottles, condiment bottles, and liquor packaging
- Medical blood collection tubes, sheets, and other healthcare packaging
2. Specialty Copolyester rPETG
- Raw Material: Modified from recycled PET, combining glass-like clarity with plastic’s lightweight durability
- Core Technologies:
- Independently developed PETG CR-5531, breaking the domestic production gap, suitable for high-speed injection molding and 3D printing
- Applicable to premium cosmetics, health supplements, and baijiu packaging
- Key Advantages:
- High transparency, excellent chemical resistance, compliant with food contact regulations
- Superior processability for complex shapes and thick-walled containers
- Applications:
- High-end baijiu gift packaging
- Cosmetic bottles, health supplement containers
- Heat-shrink films, sheets, and profiled materials
3. Quality & Certification Assurance
CR Materials adheres to the principle of “safety, environmental protection, and traceability,” implementing full digital management throughout the rPET production process to ensure end-to-end control from waste bottle collection to final product delivery.
- International Certification: Products have passed Coca-Cola’s Global Green & Low-Carbon Certification, and CR Materials is the first domestic enterprise to realize industrial-scale "bottle-to-bottle" technology
- Regulatory Compliance: Meets GB/T 40006-2021 recycled plastic standards and international food contact safety requirements from FDA and EU
- Sustainability Impact: Every 1 ton of rPET used reduces approximately 2 tons of CO₂ emissions, supporting brand ESG goals and global climate action
