Borealis is producing polypropylene based on Neste renewable feedstock
Type of post: NEWS.
Borealis has started to produce polypropylene (PP) based on renewable feedstock
provided by Neste in its facilities in Kallo and
Beringen (Belgium). This marks the first time that the company has replaced fossil-based
feedstock in its large-scale commercial production of PP.
Press release: “Borealis producing certified
renewable polypropylene at own facilities in Belgium”, 10/3/2020.
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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.
- “Borealis
to produce polypropylene using Neste’s renewable propane”, 17/10/2019.
Figure 1. Borealis has started
to produce propylene (PP) based on renewable feedstock in its production
facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium (extracted from the press release)
Last october, Borealis and Neste announced
an agreement for the production of renewable polypropylene (PP). It was the
beginning of a strategic co-operation to accelerate circularity and bioeconomy
in plastics. Neste
sells renewable propane produced using its proprietary NEXBTL™ technology to
the Borealis propane dehydrogenation plant in Kallo. There, it is converted to
renewable propylene. Finally, this propylene is polymerized into renewable PP
at Kallo and Beringen plants.
These Belgian plants were recently awarded by
the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) organization
with ISCC Plus certification. The audits carried out by an independent third
party have resulted in an ISCC Plus certification for the renewable PP produced
in both plants. This certification encompasses the entire value chain scope and
verifies that the renewable feedstock used is certified as being 100% renewable
and sustainably produced, including traceability to point of origin.
Downstream partners from a variety of
industries (consumer packaging, automotive, healthcare and appliance) can now
commercialize their end-use products with a lower carbon footprint based on
renewable propylene and PP produced at Borealis’ Belgian plants. For instance,
Henkel is including renewable PP content in the packaging of one of its major brands
over the course of the year. In response to increasing demand, Borealis is
working with value chain partners to expand availability.
To advance the circular economy, Borealis has
created EverMinds™. It is a
platform that brings stakeholders together to constantly innovate their
technologies and product portfolio with circularity of plastics at the core.