ACCOUNTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY AT EVERY STEP

The ability to account for the sustainability and source of materials in everyday products is becoming increasingly important.

Our new range of certified renewable and circular SABIC® polypropylene (PP) compounds and STAMAX™ PP resins can replace corresponding SABIC fossil-based grades with no need of lengthy technical validation, as they offer the exact same level of performance and quality.

Produced at our site in Genk, Belgium, it’s the first in the industry to receive International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus accreditation for large-scale production of polypropylene (PP) compounds and STAMAX™ resins based on renewable and recycled feedstock sources.

These certified renewable and circular product offerings are part of our extensive TRUCIRCLE™ initiative for accelerating the transition of the plastics industry to a circular economy and meet ever-increasing global demand for more sustainable material solutions for the automotive industry. The ultimate goal is to recycle plastic back into high quality applications and help prevent valuable used plastics from becoming waste.

The ISCC Plus certification is granted to a system that traces the material flow across complex supply chains from the feedstock to final products, allowing OEMs to document and quantify the sustainability of their applications made from certified materials. It also means that brand owners can use the certification to highlight the sustainable material content of their own products, offering consumers a more responsible choice.

“We are extremely proud of being the first in the industry to obtain ISCC Plus certification for PP compounds and resins produced with feedstock from renewable and recycled sources. This gives our PP customers a valid alternative for enhancing their environmental balance and achieving ambitious sustainability targets,” says Lada Kurelec, General Manager for PP & E4P Business, SABIC. “The large-scale production of these new materials at our manufacturing site in Genk also ensures security of supply, while it contributes to our efforts of mitigating the impact of our products on climate change and fossil depletion.”

Compared to traditional fossil-based routes, the process shows significant Global Warming Potential (GWP) reductions, with near CO₂ neutrality achieved at a renewable content of 40 percent.

Now, for every ton of renewable or circular feedstock we feed into the production process to substitute fossil-based feedstock, approximately one ton of the output material can be classified as either renewable or circular.

This is another part of our vision to recycle plastic back into high quality applications and help prevent valuable used plastics from becoming waste.