TRUCIRCLE™, SABIC’s portfolio of circular innovations and solutions.
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SABIC, Polivouga and Nueva Pescanova collaborate in seafood packaging solution using certified circular polyethylene from ocean bound plastic. This will be the first consumer product announced made using SABIC’s certified circular polyolefins from recovered ocean bound plastic that has the potential to end up in our rivers and oceans.The collaboration with Polivouga and Nueva Pescanova Group demonstrates how ocean bound plastic can be brought back into a circular material stream to be converted into high quality food packaging.
SABIC’s certified circular polyethylene for frozen food packaging
The collaboration with the Nueva Pescanova Group, a leading Spanish brand owner specialising in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of fresh, chilled and frozen seafood products, has resulted in the development of the world’s first frozen food packaging solution using SABIC’s certified circular polyethylene from feedstock sourced from ocean bound plastic. The new sustainable packaging will be launched to coincide with World Oceans Day 2022.
The ocean bound plastic is converted using advanced recycling into an alternative feedstock which SABIC uses to produce certified circular polymers – SABIC® LLDPE (Linear Low Density Polyethylene) and LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) for further processing to flexible packaging film by Polivouga. Then, Nueva Pescanova packages its frozen seafood in bags made from this film.
The collaboration is SABIC’s first TRUCIRCLE project using recycled ocean bound plastic in certified circular polyethylene.
Circular packaging solution from plastic of oceans
Sami Al-Osaimi, Vice President PE & Sales at SABIC stated that: “This is an exciting circular packaging solution for us, since it demonstrates how used plastic that has the potential to end up in our oceans, can be brought back into a circular material stream to be converted into high quality food packaging. It also underlines SABIC’s commitment to the United Nations’ Strategic Development Goal #14 for ‘Life Below Water.” He added: “The results once again demonstrate the art of the possible when dedicated value chain partners collaborate with the aim of making a difference.”
