European-American Collaboration: Turning Carbon Emissions into Plastics
eNaphtha from Infinium to serve as feedstock alternative.
US-based eFuels company Infinium and Borealis, an European supplier of plastic solutions, have agreed to enable the production of low-carbon-footprint plastics generated from waste carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, both companies announced in a joint press release. These plastics, known as polyolefins, were commonly used in manufacturing consumer goods such as packaging, appliances, apparel and medical devices.
“As the world’s first supplier of commercial volumes of eNaphtha, a sustainable drop-in alternative to traditional fossil-based naphtha, Infinium is helping to decarbonize plastics production and reduce harmful CO2 emissions globally”, the information said. “Infinium eNaphtha is manufactured at the company’s facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, and commercial eNaphtha volumes are being shipped to Borealis’ Porvoo facility in Finland, which provides advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions to its manufacturing customers. The world’s first commercial eNaphtha shipment left the United States in May.”
As emphasized, plastics made from Infinium eNaphtha can be produced using the same facilities and manufacturing equipment and recycled in the same way as with a conventional naphtha-based product. “eNaphtha produced at the Infinium Pathfinder facility has received ISCC PLUS certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) body.” This certification system would ensure the traceability of the sustainably produced feedstock from its origin throughout the entire chain of custody. According to both companies, the partnership and supply chain development between Infinium and Borealis “is an example of how innovators can collaborate toward novel solutions to meet growing consumer demand for circularity and defossilization.”
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(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 3/2024, Page 28, Photo: Röni Kuva Oy/Borealis)
