Infinium and Borealis cooperate to produce plastics from CO₂-emissions.
 

The US e-fuel manufacturer Infinium and the Austrian plastics group Borealis have reached an agreement to enable the production of plastics from carbon dioxide waste. These would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, according to their press release. According to the agreement, Infinium will supply the raw material eNaphtha, which is obtained bycapturing CO2 at Infinium's Corpus Christi site in the US state of Texas, to Borealis for further processing into plastics. Borealis plans to process the raw material at its production complex in Porvoo, Finland. Plastics made from Infinium eNaphtha are to be produced in the same facilities and with the same production equipment and will be recyclable in the same way as conventional naphtha-based products. The eNaphtha from the Infinium plant has reportedly received ISCC PLUS certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), which is intended to ensure the traceability of the raw material produced from its point of origin through the entire supply chain. Mirjam Mayer, VP Circular Economy Solutions at Borealis, comments on the cooperation with Infinium: “We are delighted to be able to expand our portfolio of sustainable products with Infinium eNaphtha. Atmospheric carbon is a strategic element of the Borealis Circular Cascade approach to drive the transition to a more circular economy in plastics and carbon.” By working with Infinium, Borealis aims to demonstrate that atmospheric carbon can be a circular building block for the future through the effective capture and storage of carbon emissions in products.
 
Sources:

• Press release Borealis, Infinium (20.8.2024)
• Photo: © Borealis, Produktionsanlage Porvoo (Finnland)