Chevron Phillips Chemical and Charter Next Generation have launched an overwrap film made with recycled polyethylene, Chevron Phillips Chemical said on Feb. 16.
Chevron Phillips Chemical partnered with Charter Next Generation, a producer of high-performance specialty films, to develop the product, which is available in stores within the United States. The plastic wraps can be used to preserve food, keep medical instruments secure and sterile, and provide lightweight and durable product packaging.
This process to develop Marlex Anew includes the use of pyrolysis oil, made from difficult-to-recycle waste plastics, as a feedstock to produce a circular polyethylene with characteristics identical to Chevron Phillips Chemical’s original Marlex polyethylene.
Chevron Phillips Chemical plans to continue exploring applications for its circular polyethylene and enhance its advanced recycling program, the company said. It has recently worked with Phillips 66 to process pyrolysis oil in a successful commercial scale trial at the Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery in Old Ocean, Texas. The Phillips 66 site has also received ISCC PLUS international sustainability certification, verifying the refinery meets the standards to convert pyrolysis oil into circular feedstocks, the company noted.
Chevron Phillips Chemical joins a growing number of chemical manufacturers introducing new products made from recycled plastics.
Last year, BASF launched its PuriCycle line, which is designed to remove or convert a wide range of impurities in pyrolysis oils and enable downstream processing of circular plastics streams.
