Xinfei Yu

Global Business Pod Leader, Specialty Polymers



A PET Overview

Session 3 - Plastics 101s

Monday, October 7, 2024

2:00 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.

(see full conference schedule)

Presentation Description:

The presentation will cover three following parts:

 1) PET fundamental chemistry, physics, processin,g and their applications

 2) Reimaging polyester to meet the recyclability and sustainable goals

 3) an overview of current polyester mechanical and chemical recycling technologies.

Speaker Biography:

Xinfei Yu serves as the Global business pod leader for Specialty PET at Indorama Company and has been working in Indorama since 2019 to lead the polymer processing and application team and then lead the efforts on market development for PET Specialties since 2022. 

Xinfei Yu received a Ph.D. degree in Polymer Science from the University of Akron, USA and a bachelor’s degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from Fudan University in China. Xinfei has 31 Publications and Patents to his credit.