PET

 

Abbreviation for polyethylene terephthalate, the polymeric substrate material used for most magnetic tapes. Polyester is another material used to make safety base films.

Polyester was first developed in the late 1940s — the extreme resistance to tearing made polyester an ideal film base, able to withstand the rigours of commercial cinema projection. Since the early 1990s PET has become the base of release print materials.