LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals, and refining companies in the world, and Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki), the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel from waste and residues, recently jointly announce the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale.
The joint project used Neste’s renewable hydrocarbons derived from sustainable bio-based raw materials, such as waste and residue oils. The project successfully produced several thousand tonnes of bio-based plastics which are approved for the production of food packaging and being marketed under Circulen and Circulen Plus, the new family of LyondellBasell circular economy product brands.