Borealis to produce polypropylene using Neste’s renewable propane
Type of post: NEWS.
Borealis and
Neste are
entering into strategic co-operation for the production of renewable
polypropylene (PP). The co-operation will enable Borealis to start using
Neste’s 100% renewable propane produced with
proprietary NEXBTL™ technology as renewable feedstock at its facilities
in Kallo and Beringen (Belgium) starting end of 2019.
Press release: “Borealis and Neste begin strategic
co-operation to accelerate circularity and bioeconomy in plastics”, 16/10/2019.
Related posts:
- “Neste starts up the world's first
large-scale renewable propane production unit in its Rotterdam biorefinery”, 22/3/2018.
- “A partnership between IKEA and Neste
will make bio-polypropylene commercial production possible”, 8/6/2018.
- “LyondellBasell and Neste announce
commercial-scale production of biobased PP and LDPE”, 20/6/2019.
Figure 1. Borealis to produce renewable
polypropylene using Neste’s renewable propane (extracted from the press release)
Bio-PP is a hot topic. Last week, the Blog
reported that Mitsui Chemicals is collaborating with
Kaisei to commercialize bio-polypropylene. Yesterday, Borealis and Neste announced the
beginning of a strategic co-operation to accelerate circularity and bioeconomy
in plastics. By scaling up the production of renewable-based plastics, Borealis
and Neste actively support the shift towards a circular economy for plastics.
Borealis will use Neste’s renewable propane,
produced in the Rotterdam biorefinery, at its facilities in Belgium to
create an entire portfolio of applications based on renewable PP. This marks
the first time that Borealis uses biobased feedstock to partially replace
fossil feedstock in commercial production of PP. It will also be the first time
ever that renewable propane dehydrogenation is carried out at an industrial
scale.
The product will offer the same properties as
conventional PP and is fully recyclable. The biobased content of the propylene
and PP can be physically verified and measured. The process will be certified
by the ISCC Plus (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification),
whose full value chain scope ensures that the renewable feedstock used is
certified renewable, sustainably produced and traceable to point of origin.