SABIC PRESENTS NEW SABIC PURECARES™ & TRUCIRCLE™ PORTFOLIOS FOR NONWOVENS AT INDEX™ EXPO

SABIC has introduced a Hygiene & Healthcare segment with an extensive portfolio of SABIC PURECARES™ polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) polymers for high-purity nonwovens and hygiene films.

“Our new Hygiene & Healthcare market solution organization will align our efforts to support our customers’ needs in this industry more effectively,” says Abdullah Al-Otaibi, General Manager ETP & Market Solutions, SABIC Petrochemicals.

The newly formed segment will offer a wide range of dedicated PP and PE grades for lightweight nonwoven fabrics using the latest spunbound and meltblown processes, and a new ultra-high melt flow PP product, engineered for meltblown fibers in nonwoven fabrics.

“Global megatrends are pushing the hygiene industry to focus on solutions that combine enhanced consumer convenience and functionality with greater sustainability, and cost efficiency,” states Hans Pierik, Global Business Manager, Hygiene & Healthcare Business.

The nonwoven focus will be complemented by industry proven polyolefins for cast and blown film applications in hygiene webs and laminates, providing desirable back and top sheet properties such as water tightness, breathability and elasticity.

In addition, SABIC will also manufacture ISCC Plus certified fiber and film polymers based on circular and renewable PP and PE polymer technology as part of the company’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio for advancing the transformation of the plastics industry from a linear to a truly circular economy.

Together with Fibertex Personal Care, SABIC is creating a range of high-purity nonwovens for the hygiene market using ISCC PLUS certified circular PP polymer derived from post-consumer plastic waste. In another collaboration, Fraunhofer Institute, SABIC and Procter & Gamble (P&G) joined forces to demonstrate the feasibility of an advanced close-loop recycling process for used, nonwoven facemasks.

“The nonwovens industry needs innovative solutions to push the limits of quality, efficiency and performance while meeting demands for greater sustainability. Through greater collaboration with value chain partners, we can enable the efficient recyclability of complicated plastic waste,” adds Hans Pierik.