INEOS and UPM Biofuels enter into a supply agreement of renewable naphtha for plastics production


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INEOS and UPM Biofuels have entered into a long-term agreement to supply renewable raw material for polymers to be produced at INEOS Köln (Germany). The agreement boosts INEOS plans to make plastic from renewable raw materials, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting a more circular approach to its olefins and polymers production.
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Figure 1. INEOS and UPM Biofuels enter into a supply agreement of renewable naphtha for plastics production

INEOS will use UPM BioVerno naphtha to produce “bio-attributed” polyolefins. The renewable raw material for this wood-based naphtha is crude tall oil (a residue of pulp making process). BioVerno naphtha is produced in the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery and is a biobased cracker feedstock that does not compete with food production. Applications also include BIOVYN, the world’s first commercially available “bio-attributed” PVC, produced by INOVYN (an INEOS branch). These new sustainable materials will be used in a wide range of products from plastic food packaging to medical and pipes. The drop-in products have a proven positive environmental impact whilst retaining the same high performance and quality standards expected by customers.

According to INEOS, “bio-attribution” measures the extent to which fossil fuel-derived feedstocks have been substituted by renewable feedstocks. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) has certified each step in the process, starting from UPM Biofuels converting the wood-based residue (crude tall oil) into hydrocarbons, through to the final polymer. By replacing fossil based raw materials with UPM BioVerno in its cracker, INEOS products will contribute to a significant reduction in carbon emissions.

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