Borealis and Borouge have revealed a global portfolio of mechanically recycled, post-industrial and consumer recyclates and compounds, expected to help customers lower carbon footprints and meet ambitious sustainability targets.
Made from verified post-industrial and post-consumer plastic waste streams, the Recleo portfolio is described as a ‘one-stop-shop of cost-effective solutions’. It is expected to keep valuable raw materials in the loop, meet customer demand for recycled content, and help users reduce their virgin feedstock consumption.
Multiple grades are RecyClass certified and produced in line with the IATF 16949 quality management standard. The portfolio is also set to align with upcoming legislative targets, including those set in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Borealis anticipates that the lineup will offer reliability, versatility, and quality while complementing its own and Borouge’s existing portfolios, including both companies’ virgin PO range and the Borcycle M lineup – consisting of mechanically recycled, exclusively post-consumer polyolefins.
This ‘synergetic application’ is thought to suit film and extrusion technologies, in particular. Borealis recommends the use of Recleo polyolefins in consumer goods, appliances, building and construction, mobility, and infrastructure.
“With Recleo, we are reorganizing an important part of our mechanically recycled portfolio that is highly relevant to our customers,” says Dirk Langhammer, Borealis VP Circular Economy Solutions. “It unites our fit-for-purpose mechanically recycled grades into a global portfolio and makes sustainability affordable in all applications.
“With our Borcycle M brand, we will continue to serve the most demanding premium applications. This makes our offering clearer and easier to navigate, helping customers choose the solutions that best meet their needs.”
“Recleo expands customer access to certified recycled materials at scale,” continues Youssef Taha, senior vice president of Marketing and Innovation at Borouge. “By consolidating our recycled portfolio under one brand, we help customers integrate circular materials more easily into existing production systems.”
In other news, Borealis’ new Borstar Nextension Polyethylene platform is expected to bolster toughness, sealing performance, and processability for packaging. It is also hoped to improve cost efficiency, enable downgauging, and support design for recycling.
NOVA Chemicals has also launched polyethylene resins containing non-fluorinated polymer processing aids. These are believed to offer comparable performance to legacy fluoropolymer PPA technology and help manufacturers match global regulatory compliance standards with minimal disruption.
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