"Our commitment to sustainability focuses on circularity"
"Borealis focuses on circularity, and an increased use of recycled and renewable resources plays a part in that commitment to sustainability. This means that as a plastics producer, we have set ourselves an extra challenge and we aim to be the leaders within our industry.
Borealis was the first European polyolefin producer to acquire a plastics recycling company. To that first recycling plant in Germany (MtM) we have since added another one in Austria (Ecoplast). Together with our customers, we develop new products from recycled material and new designs for recycling, identifying new opportunities and expanding the scope for plastic recycling.
This also includes chemical recycling, where plastic materials are used as feedstock (raw materials) for new products. Chemical recycling is high on the agenda for many chemicals and oil companies, and several initiatives are under development. Chemical recycling is probably the best option for material that is not easily recycled, such as mixed, contaminated or low quality materials.
We are also looking at how we can introduce biobased feedstock, either as biobased naphtha from refineries or ethanol/methanol from forest residues. Another alternative could be to utilise CO2 together with hydrogen. Many of these options require significant investments and a strong premium from customers in order to be realised.
In everything we do, we also focus on limiting our carbon footprint by reducing the energy we use – it’s another important part of our commitment to sustainability and a circular economy.”