Ibhande le-PET (ibhande le-polyester) seliphenduke into ethandwayo yokubopha ezisetshenziswa embonini esindayo, esikhundleni sensimbi ekuhlanganisweni kwekhoyili yensimbi, ukuhlanganisa izitini, ukupakishwa kwebale kakotini, kanye nokuvikela izingodo. Ngamandla aqinile afika ku-600 N/mm², ukugcinwa kwengcindezi okuhle kakhulu, nokusebenza okungagqwali, ibhande le-PET liletha amandla afana nensimbi ngaphandle kokushiyeka kwensimbi. Ngokusho kokuhlaziywa kwemboni, ibhande le-PET lingakwazi ukufaka esikhundleni sensimbi emisebenzini eminingi enzima, yehlise izindleko eziphelele ngo-30-50% kuyilapho ithuthukisa ukuphepha kwabasebenzi futhi iqeda ukugqwala.