Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) announced today its
collaboration with global chemical industry leader, SABIC in
driving the innovation and use of polyolefin resins made from
chemical recycling. The companies boast a longtime partnership and
focus on their shared values of sustainability and promotion of a
circular economy.
Earlier this year, Berry announced its sustainability strategy
Impact 2025, and has pledged to design 100 percent of its packaging
to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025. As part of this
commitment and in support of circular economy, Berry is always
advancing to utilize new and innovative methods to create more
environmentally sustainable packaging. Included in the Company’s
efforts is the collaboration with trusted suppliers to aid in the
advancement of the packaging industry as a whole.
SABIC announced at the end of 2018 its intended project to build
a semi-commercial unit in the Netherlands to refine and upgrade
valuable feedstocks produced from the recycling of low-quality,
mixed plastic waste.
During 2019, SABIC has already produced initial volumes of these
certified circular polymers using its existing manufacturing
facilities. From this initial volume, Berry has manufactured a
recyclable, coextruded stand-up pouch containing 30 percent PCR
sourced from SABIC’s circular polymer. Berry has committed to
continue to utilize a portion of these materials, which have the
potential to be used in polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE)
applications in the Company’s European consumer packaging
facilities.
“As a leader in sustainable packaging, we place a high value on
innovation surrounding the methods by which we recover valuable
plastic materials,” said Tom Salmon, Chairman and CEO at Berry.
“SABIC’s timeline for beginning semi-commercial production is one
of the fastest we have seen in the industry and we were eager to
join with them in initiatives that support circular economy.”
Known benefits of chemical recycling include the ability to
recycle mixed plastic waste that would have otherwise been destined
for landfill or incineration. Unlike mechanical recycling, the
process of chemical recycling removes all contaminants, including
inks and colorants, returning post-consumer plastic to a quality
indistinguishable from virgin material, suitable for direct food
contact.
“SABIC is proud to be the first petrochemical company to
implement a project for the chemical recycling of challenging
plastic waste into feedstock for steam crackers. This exciting
project is testament to our commitment to scale up advanced
chemical recycling processes of plastics back to the original
polymer,” said Bob Maughon, Executive Vice President,
Sustainability, Technology & Innovation at SABIC. “This project
is just one example of TRUCIRCLE™, SABIC’s new launched initiative
to encompass circular materials and technologies to enable our
consumers and product manufacturers to deliver greater
sustainability.”
Berry is a leader in design for recycling, and continues to stay
abreast of recycling innovations. This work to support chemical
recycling is complemented by Berry’s long list of sustainability
initiatives, including being a signatory to the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, an active member
in the Association of Plastic Recyclers, and is, together with
SABIC, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
The collaboration between Berry and SABIC reflects both
companies’ commitment to driving a circular economy for plastics.
Berry has been a vocal advocate in support of recycling, regardless
of means, and is making a bold stance to encourage the use and
development of chemical recycling.
“We believe chemical recycling is complementary to mechanical
recycling. We are excited about the potential of chemical recycling
to recover harder to recycle materials and keep them in the
circular economy,” said Robert Flores, Vice President of
Sustainability at Berry.
“As consumer demand for sustainable packaging continues to
increase, we continue to advance the innovative ways by which we
supply these markets. We anticipate chemical recycling will play a
critical role in the reuse of valuable materials, keeping more
plastics in the value chain and out of the waste stream,” said
Salmon.
About Berry
Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), headquartered in
Evansville, Indiana, is committed to its mission of ‘Always
Advancing to Protect What’s Important,’ and proudly partners with
its customers to provide them with value-added protective solutions
that are increasingly light-weighted and easier to recycle or
reuse. The Company is a leading global supplier of a broad range of
innovative rigid, flexible, and nonwoven products used every day
within consumer and industrial end markets. Berry, a Fortune 500
company, has over 48,000 employees and generated approximately US$
13 billion of sales in fiscal year 2018 on a combined pro forma
basis from operations that span over 290 locations on six
continents. For additional information, visit Berry’s website at
berryglobal.com.
About SABIC
SABIC is a global leader in diversified chemicals headquartered
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SABIC manufactures on a global scale in
the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, making
distinctly different kinds of products: chemicals, commodity and
high performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals.
SABIC supports its customers by identifying and developing
opportunities in key end markets such as construction, medical
devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics,
transportation and clean energy.
SABIC recorded a net profit of US$ 5.7 billion in 2018. Sales
revenues for 2018 totaled US$ 45 billion while total assets stood
at US$ 85 billion. Production in 2018 was 75.3 million metric
tons.
SABIC has more than 33,000 employees worldwide and operates in
around 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of
ingenuity, SABIC has 11,738 global patent filings, and significant
research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies –
USA, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and North Asia.
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Berry Media Contact: Amy Waterman +1 812.306.2435
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SABIC Media Contact: Lindsay Clarkmead +34 648 246 318
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