Sabic is working with Malaysian plastic recycling company HHI on this project. #Sustainability

Sabic and HHI, a plastic recycling company based in Malaysia, announced a new collaboration to produce the first certified circular polymer through advanced recycling of recycled mixed and used marine plastics. Sabic's customers will use the material to release new products in the coming months. HHI partners mainly in Malaysia recover these materials from marine supply waterways and inland areas within a 50-kilometer radius of the ocean.

The recovered materials are then sent to HHI, where they convert the used plastics into pyrolysis oil through advanced recycling. Sabic then uses pyrolysis oil in its production process. The material has passed the zero plastic marine certification, and HHI was the first organization to be certified to confirm that the recycled materials meet the marine restrictions.

"We are keenly aware of the challenges we face to prevent plastics from becoming waste on a global scale. The development of a fully circular recycling system is a huge but necessary step that we need to take together, and it requires all participants in the value chain to take Collaboration. This is why we are committed to developing long-term solutions and collaborating with new partners such as HHI to significantly improve the production of more sustainable materials, including materials produced from recyclable marine materials, for the benefit of our customers, society and Environment," said Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Sabic's general manager of ETP and market solutions.

The circular polymers produced by Ocean Plastics are part of Sabic's TruCircle product portfolio.

Marine plastics are materials recovered from ocean waterways and inland areas within a 50-kilometer radius of the ocean. Image source: Sabic

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