Borealis starts producing polypropylene (PP) based on Neste-produced renewable feedstock in its production facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium.
Borealis has started to produce polypropylene (PP) based on Neste-produced renewable feedstock in its production facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium, according to Neste. This reportedly marks the first time that Borealis has replaced fossil fuel-based feedstock in its large-scale commercial production of PP. The Belgian plants were recently awarded by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) organization with ISCC Plus certification for its renewable PP. The venture in sustainable production is reportedly driven in close collaboration with upstream and downstream value chain partners such as Neste and Henkel. It aligns with the Borealis’ aim to ensure that 100% of its consumer products are recyclable, reusable or produced from renewable sources by 2025, according to Neste.
Production of renewable PP started in December 2019. After producing renewable propane using its proprietary Nexbtl technology, Neste sells the renewable propane to the Borealis propane dehydrogenation plant in Kallo. Here it is converted to renewable propylene, then subsequently to renewable PP at Kallo and Beringen plants. The ISCC 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, according to Neste.
Downstream partners from a variety of industries such as consumer packaging, automotive, healthcare, and appliance industries can now commercialize their end-use products with a lower carbon footprint based on renewable propylene and PP produced at Borealis’ Belgian plants, says Neste. In response to increasing demand, Borealis is working with value chain partners to expand availability.
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