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Source: PackagingEurope
The investment targets the commercial scale-up of single-site polypropylene (ssPP) grades. These advanced materials are designed to deliver a “step-change” in purity and processability, providing the technical foundation for industries—including healthcare, mobility, and packaging—to transition away from hard-to-recycle multi-material plastics.
A central pillar of the Borealis strategy is the facilitation of monomaterial solutions. Traditionally, complex packaging requires multilayer structures of different plastics to achieve necessary barrier and strength properties, a design that renders recycling nearly impossible.
The Borstar Nextension technology allows for the tailoring of performance properties—such as superior clarity, sealing performance, and mechanical strength—within a single PP material.
The Burghausen expansion follows a major collaborative milestone reached last month. Borealis partnered with Borouge to launch Recleo™, a global brand of mechanically recycled polyolefins.
Coveris has expanded its MonoFlexLite E portfolio—made with a single-layer polyethylene material—to include a recyclable solution with up to 45% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, specifically engineered for wet wipe and cosmetics applications.
A Penteadora SA has successfully started up a complete mechanical textile recycling line and a needlepunch nonwoven line supplied by ANDRITZ at its production site in Unhais da Serra, Portugal.
The European Commission has adopted new EU-wide rules establishing the first official methodology for calculating, verifying, and reporting chemically recycled content in single-use plastic beverage bottles, primarily those made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Part of the Commission's broader plastics package, the initiative aims to create a transparent, level playing field and provide critical investment security for the European plastics recycling sector.