Neste and thermoplastics manufacturer Braskem have reached an agreement on the supply of renewable and recycled raw materials for the production of plastics and chemical products.
Braskem's products made from renewable and recycled raw materials are designed to on the market from the fourth quarter of 2024 be available. The products are mainly sold in South America and imported into the Wenew portfolio from Braskem.
„This is a very important moment for the industry. We are introducing a new solution that fulfils the industry's high quality standards while ensuring sustainability from the very beginning of the value chain. The partnership with Neste is a significant milestone on our journey towards a circular economy.“
Fabiana Quiroga, Director of Circular Economy for South America at Braskem
Braskem will market plastics and chemical products made from Neste's more sustainable raw material, Neste RE, are produced: On the one hand, this is a recycled raw material obtained from plastic waste through chemical recycling. and a renewable raw material that is produced by the Processing of renewable raw materials such as used cooking oils is obtained.
The new raw materials are supplied via a ISCC Plus (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) certified mass balancing integrated into Braskem's existing processes. This gives customers additional security with regard to the seamless supply chain and sustainable procurement of materials.
Also for packaging with food contact
Through the Combination of chemically recycled and renewable solutions Braskem is building on two of the most promising solutions when it comes to reducing the use of fossil raw materials and promoting sustainability in the value chains of the chemical and plastics industries.
Chemical recycling can also be used to recycle plastic waste that is otherwise difficult to reuse, for example coloured or mixed plastics. In this sense, Neste's chemically recycled raw material can help to increase recycling and thus reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in the environment.
Neste's renewable raw material can also help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil raw materials in the manufacture of plastics and chemical products. It is produced from renewable raw materials such as waste and residual oils and fats such as Used cooking oil or residues from vegetable oil processing manufactured.
Both solutions enable the manufacture of safe products that are also suitable for sensitive applications, for example packaging with food contact, and thus represent enormous progress for the market. The Brazilian health authority (ANVISA) has explicitly recognised this in the area of chemical recycling: Processes that produce high-purity monomers that are indistinguishable from the original fossil-based monomers and that comply with current regulations for food contact packaging can be used without special authorisation.
Source: Nests
