Image: Mindscanner/Adobe Stock Investments in chemical recycling with partners like Borealis are critical to meeting the global commitment of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, said Berry Global.
Berry Global has entered into an agreement with materials supplier Borealis, giving it access to circular polyolefins made from chemical recycling. This will help Berry achieve its commitment of using 600 million pounds of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content by 2025.
Chemical recycling, also called advanced recycling, makes it possible to use material, which would otherwise be discarded as waste and destined for incineration or landfill, as feedstock for the production of polyolefins. Continually increasing demand for these processes is a critical component in the economics of achieving a circular economy.
April 28, 2021
Berry Global is partnering with Borealis to gain access to the latter’s first volumes of circular polyolefins made from chemical recycling. This adds to Berry’s existing commitment to 600 million pounds (272,000 tonnes) of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content by 2025, and the company’s announcement last month that it would access another 300m/lb (136,000t) of chemical recycled material.
“Investments in chemical recycling with partners like Borealis are critical to Berry and our customers as we collaborate across the value chain to solve the global commitment achieving net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Jean-Marc Galvez, president of Berry’s Consumer Packaging International Division. “Plastics are a critical solution as we advance toward circularity. As the preferred substrate for its lower greenhouse gas emissions, Berry’s design expertise with circular resins is an important factor in the journey to demonstrate the value of giving plastics multiple l
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Today, Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), announced its continued leading investments in access to circular polyolefins from advanced recycling to support customer sustainability goals. These polyolefins are obtained by advanced recycling, enabled by the adoption of new chemical recycling technologies, of post-consumer plastic waste not suitable for traditional recycling. In this agreement, Berry collaborates with a leading supplier of polyolefin solutions, Borealis, for access to its first volumes of the in-demand circular polyolefins made from chemical recycling. This announcement adds to Berry s access to the 600 million pounds of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content by 2025, allowing Berry to further support customers with unmatched access to circular polyolefins.
Today, Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), announced its continued leading investments in access to circular polyolefins from advanced recycling to support customer sustainability goals. These polyolefins