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.
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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.

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