INEOS and UPM Biofuels enter into a supply agreement of renewable naphtha for plastics production
Type of post: NEWS.
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.
Press release: “INEOS and UPM Biofuels announce
supply agreement for renewable raw materials to make plastic”, 11/2/2020.
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- “UPM
Lappeenranta biorefinery marks five years of operation”, 22/1/2020.
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.