Michelin testing polyester fibers made with recycled PET waste
Michelin testing polyester fibers made with recycled PET waste Michelin testing polyester fibers made with recycled PET waste Print CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—Michelin and French biochemicals company Carbios S.A. have advanced tire sustainability efforts with the development of polyester tire fibers from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste. Michelin said it had "successfully tested and applied" Carbios' enzymatic recycling process for PET plastic waste, in order to create a "high tenacity tire fiber that meets its technical requirements." Carbios' recycling process uses an enzyme ...