This plastic is generally used for packaging foods and beverages, especially carbonated soft drinks, juices and water bottles. Its raw materials are ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.

Among the segments that make most use of it are the cosmetics and healthcare sectors, where PET containers are indispensable for marketing certain sensitive liquids and medicines, as well as products that require specific conditions for their preservation, such as medicinal oils, certain drugs or talcum powder.