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: “BASF's biomass balance approach: saving fossil resources in the production of EPS” (accessed on 03/11/2020).
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.
BRB post: “Borealis is producing polypropylene based on Neste renewable feedstock”, 23/3/2020.
[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.
Neste press release: “Next milestone in the strategic cooperation of Neste, Borealis and Covestro for the use of alternative raw materials”, 20/10/2020.
[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.
BRB post: “DSM, SABIC and UPM Biofuels partner to commercialise an ultra-high performance biobased fiber”, 13/3/2020.
[6] Producer: INEOS | Certification: Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials.
Product: Polyolefins, PVC (BIOVYN) and styrenics (Styrolux and Styroflex).
BRB post: “INEOS and UPM Biofuels enter into a supply agreement of renewable naphtha for plastics production”, 18/2/2020.
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.
BRB post: “LyondellBasell and Neste announce commercial-scale production of biobased PP and LDPE”, 20/06/2019.
[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
BRB post: “INEOS and PLASTIC ENERGY to collaborate on the construction of new plastic recycling facility”, 27/04/2019.
[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.
“Sustainability Standards and Blockchains”, March 2018.
[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.
