At Encina, we’re turning waste into opportunity as we work with some of the world’s largest manufacturers to build a truly circular economy where end-of-life plastics become the building blocks for new products.
Our proprietary advanced recycling technology will allow us to divert end-of-life plastics from landfills and incinerators and convert them directly into drop-in quality ISCC+-certified chemical building blocks, which can be reused by our customers to make new products.
To date, we’ve reached several significant customer agreements that empower some of the world’s leading manufacturers to advance sustainability goals while continuing to make products we rely on every day more sustainably. And we keep one more plastic container from littering the earth.
We’re excited to build these partnerships and create a future in which nothing is wasted. Here’s a brief look at a few of our key partners.
- Americas Styrenics – We’ve signed an agreement with AmSty, a company who has been at the forefront of sustainability innovation in the chemicals industry for more than a decade. The agreement provides AmSty the opportunity to purchase up to 250,000 tons per year of circular feedstocks from our facilities which will help the firm meet its 2030 goal that all polystyrene products designed for food packaging applications contain at least 30% recycled content. This will empower companies across AmSty’s portfolio to offer recyclable, sustainable products with the exact same quality and performance that customers have come to expect.
- BASF – Our agreement with BASF demonstrates that circularity is not just a concept but a tangible reality within our reach. We’ll supply BASF with circular benzene from chemical recycling of post-consumer end-of-life plastics. BASF, which uses science and innovation to provide products that meet the current and future needs of business and society, will integrate more chemically recycled, circular-based raw materials into its production processes and specifically use the chemically recycled benzene for its Ccycled® product portfolio. BASF’s ChemCycling® project aims to make high-performance products using alternative raw materials from chemically recycled plastic waste on an industrial scale. Ccycled® products have the exact same properties as those made from fossil feedstock.
- Covestro – Encina is proud to work with Covestro a global leader in high-performance polymers with a long track record of innovation and commitment to sustainability. We reached a long-term agreement to supply our circular feedstock that the company will incorporate into their existing manufacturing processes to create other materials such as rigid and flexible polyurethane foams used for everything from household appliances to car seats. Our material will also be used to make polycarbonate plastics such as those contained in Covestro’s Makrolon® brand, used in automotive and electronics industry applications.
Customers are increasingly adopting sustainable practices across the product supply chain and life cycle. The ISCC+-certified feedstocks Encina will manufacture reduce waste, offset the need to produce virgin materials from fossil fuels and help manufacturers achieve carbon-neutral goals as we transition to a circular economy.
The agreements with these leading global innovative companies are a meaningful step on the transformative journey toward a truly circular economy, where waste is minimized, and resources are maximized for a more sustainable future.