Berry global group, inc. announces its collaboration with sabic to drive the innovation and use of polyolefin resins made from chemical recycling

Berry global group, inc. announced its collaboration with sabic in driving the innovation and use of polyolefin resins made from chemical recycling. the companies boast a longtime partnership and focus on their shared values of sustainability and promotion of a circular economy. sabic announced at the end of 2018 its intended project to build a semi-commercial unit in the netherlands to refine and upgrade valuable feedstocks produced from the recycling of low-quality, mixed plastic waste. during 2019, sabic has already produced initial volumes of these certified circular polymers using its existing manufacturing facilities. from this initial volume, berry has manufactured a recyclable, coextruded stand-up pouch containing 30% pcr sourced from sabic’s circular polymer. berry has committed to continue to utilize a portion of these materials, which have the potential to be used in polypropylene (pp) or polyethylene (pe) applications in the company’s european consumer packaging facilities. known benefits of chemical recycling include the ability to recycle mixed plastic waste that would have otherwise been destined for landfill or incineration. unlike mechanical recycling, the process of chemical recycling removes all contaminants, including inks and colorants, returning post-consumer plastic to a quality indistinguishable from virgin material, suitable for direct food contact.
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