- EverMinds in action: circular polyolefins produced with renewable feedstock derived entirely from waste and residue streams
- ISCC Plus chain of custody certification ensures sustainable sourcing practices
- Non fossil fuel-based portfolio offers same high quality and performance for applications in all industries
Borealis announces the launch of the Bornewables, a new portfolio
of circular polyolefin products. Produced with renewable feedstock derived
entirely from waste and residue streams, these premium polyolefins offer the
same material performance as virgin polyolefins, yet with a reduced carbon
footprint. As an important extension of the existing range of value-adding
Borealis polyolefins, the Bornewables may be used for any number of
applications in all industries. Using these innovative and more circular
products will help enable their customers to meet their own sustainability
targets while maintaining existing quality standards.
Accelerating the move to plastics circularity
The introduction of the Bornewables portfolio is another example of the many
ways in which Borealis is putting its EverMinds mind-set to
work in developing innovative technologies and products which help accelerate the
transition from a linear to a circular economy. Their customers can now employ
an alternative to conventional fossil fuel-based feedstocks, thus lowering the
carbon footprint of their own products without having to compromise on either
quality or performance. Because the Bornewables are suitable for the most
demanding applications, including hygiene and food-contact, their customers can
expand their own product range.
While fossil fuel-based feedstocks will continue to be a mainstay of
international Borealis polyolefins production operations, significant strides
have been made towards the use of more sustainable feedstocks in large-scale
commercial manufacture. In March of this year, for example, they began
producing polypropylene based on renewably-sourced feedstocks, such as
Neste-produced renewable propane, at its Belgian facilities in Kallo and
Beringen.
Unlike renewable feedstocks produced with agricultural crops grown for food and
livestock feed, the Bornewables are made of renewably-sourced feedstocks
derived solely from waste and residue streams: from vegetable oil production as
well as oil waste and residues; the timber industry; the food industry – for
instance, used cooking oil. From a sustainability perspective, re-using waste
to manufacture renewable feedstocks further enhances its appeal.
The entire Bornewables portfolio has been ISCC Plus (International
Sustainability & Carbon Certification) certified. This certification system
ensures the traceability of the renewable, sustainably produced feedstock from
its point of origin through the entire chain of custody.
“In the spirit of EverMinds, we continue to offer customer high performance
solutions while enabling them to realise their sustainability goals,” says
Lucrèce Foufopoulos, Executive Vice President. “Everyone benefits from products
with a lower carbon footprint and reduced dependency on fossil fuel-based
feedstocks. This is how Borealis is reinventing for more sustainable living –
because life demands progress.”
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