Regenport's Blue rPC is a recycled polycarbonate pellet produced from a post-industrial water-bottle feedstock. The material is recovered as polycarbonate bottle stock, reprocessed, and supplied in pellet form for evaluation on conventional polycarbonate processing equipment. Its reference applications are water-bottle-related components and general injection molding, which give buyers a defined starting point for where to evaluate the grade.

The pellet carries a melt flow index (MFI) of 21.3 g/10min and a density of 1.20 g/cm³ — a density that is in line with typical polycarbonate. The reported MFI provides an initial reference for melt-flow screening, but it does not establish suitability for thin-wall, detailed, or high-speed molding; whether the material suits a specific tool and cycle is something each processor should confirm on their own equipment. The blue tint reflects the recycled bottle feedstock and matters most where the finished part is either tinted, opaque, or color-matched in a later step.

Processing Performance and Application Potential

Polycarbonate is an engineering thermoplastic that is hygroscopic, so as a general rule it is dried before processing to avoid moisture-related defects; recycled PC is no exception, and buyers evaluating Blue rPC will typically dry and trial the material under their standard PC conditions. An MFI of 21.3 g/10min and a density of 1.20 g/cm³ are the data points to begin that assessment with, rather than a prediction of how the grade will run on any given line.

Because this is a recycled, post-industrial stream, processors usually review color consistency, any residual additives, and mechanical properties on incoming lots before determining the appropriate blend ratio with virgin polycarbonate. The reference applications are water-bottle-related components and general injection molding; suitability for a specific injection-molded part or any other polycarbonate application — and any regulatory or contact requirements a given end use may carry — should be verified independently rather than inferred from the feedstock.

Material Data

Stable Supply from South Korea

Blue rPC is produced in South Korea with availability of up to 20 MT per month, subject to production schedules and order requirements. For an engineering resin like polycarbonate, a defined and repeatable monthly volume helps procurement teams plan qualification and production runs around a known input. Sourcing through Regenport also consolidates documentation, communication, and logistics for the recycled PC stream into a single point of contact, which can ease qualification for buyers new to recycled polycarbonate.

A Practical PIR Option for Polycarbonate

For manufacturers looking to introduce recycled content into polycarbonate parts — including general injection-molded components — Blue rPC offers a defined starting point: a recycled polycarbonate pellet from a post-industrial water-bottle production stream, MFI 21.3 g/10min and density 1.20 g/cm³, produced in South Korea. As with any recycled engineering resin, the sensible next step is drying and a sample trial on your own line to confirm melt behavior, color, and mechanical properties before scaling up.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is rPC? rPC is recycled polycarbonate — polycarbonate recovered from used or surplus PC products and reprocessed into a usable resin. Blue rPC is supplied in pellet form for standard PC processing.

Is Blue rPC post-consumer or post-industrial? Blue rPC is PIR (post-industrial recycled), meaning the polycarbonate feedstock comes from an industrial water-bottle stream rather than end-of-life collection.