Chain of custody and blockchain in the bioeconomy and the circular economy – List of examples


Series: Chain of custody and blockchain in the bioeconomy and the circular economy 
- List of examples

Biobased feedstocks 

[1] Producer: BASF | Certification: REDcert2. 
Products: Expandable polystyrene (Styropor® BMB and Neopor® BMB), polyamide (Ultramid) and polyisobutene (OPPANOL® B 12 BMBcert™). 
BASF website: “Ultramid® Polyamide (PA) for textile applications” (accessed on 03/11/2020). 
BASF website: “OPPANOL® Made to innovate – designed to stay ahead” (accessed on 03/11/2020). 

[2] Producer: Borealis | Certification: ISCC PLUS. 
Product: Polypropylene | Feedstock: Biobased naphtha produced by Neste from oils and fats. 

[3] Producer: Covestro | Certification: ISCC Plus. 
Product: Polycarbonate | Feedstock: Renewable phenol produced from biobased naphtha which in turn is produced by Neste from oils and fats. 

[4] Producer: Dow Chemicals | Certification: ISCC PLUS. 
Product: Polyethylene | Feedstock: Biobased naphtha produced by UPM Biofuels from talloil. 
Dow Chemicals press release: “Dow and UPM partner to produce plastics made with renewable feedstock”, 24/9/2019. 

[5] Producer: DSM | Certification: ISCC PLUS. 
Product: Dyneema® | Feedstock: Renewable ethylene produced by SABIC from biobased naphtha which in turn is produced by UPM Biofuels from talloil. 

[6] Producer: INEOS | Certification: Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. 
Product: Polyolefins, PVC (BIOVYN) and styrenics (Styrolux and Styroflex). 
INEOS website: “Enabling a circular economy for stirenics” (accessed on 04/11/2020). 

[7] Producer: LyondellBasell | Certification: REDcert2. 
Product: Polypropylene and low-density polyethylene (Circulen range) | Feedstock: Biobased naphtha produced by Neste from oils and fats. 

[8] Producer: Perstorp | Certification: ISCC PLUS. 
Product: Polyols (pro-environment families). 
Perstorp website: “How we guarantee sustainable sourcing with ISCC” (accessed on 04/11/2020). 

[9] Producer: Vynova | Certification: ISCC PLUS. 
Product: PVC | Feedstock: Renewable ethylene produced by SABIC from biobased naphtha which in turn is produced by UPM Biofuels from talloil. 
Vynova website: “Bio-attributed PVC” (accessed on 04/11/2020). 

Circular feedstocks 

[1] Producer: INEOS. 
Feedstock: Pyrolysis oil produced by PLASTIC ENERGY Ltd from the recycling of low quality, mixed plastic waste 

[2] Producer: SABIC | Certification: ISCC PLUS. 
Product: Polyethylene and polypropylene (TRUCIRCLE range) | Feedstock: Pyrolysis oil produced by PLASTIC ENERGY Ltd from the recycling of low quality, mixed plastic waste. 
SABIC press release: “SABIC pioneers first production of certified circular polymers”, 13/02/2019. 

Blockchain 

[1] Project: “The Blockchain Revolution: Application to Sustainably Certified Supply Chains” funded by the ISEAL Innovations Fund and led by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and Provenance. 

[2] Project name: “Sustainable supply chains for bio-based products - Using blockchain technology to accelerate sustainability in bio-based supply chains”. 
Project participants: COWI A/S, the University of Copenhagen, IT University of Copenhagen, Chalmers University, WWF, Peter Larsen Kaffe and Nordic Approach. 
Period: 2019-2021. 

[3] DOMO Chemicals and Covestro, along with the Circularise initiative (www.circularise.com/plastics), are partnering to implement blockchain technology to improve traceability and transparency in plastics manufacturing.

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