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Global chemical leader LyondellBasell (LYB)<\/a> today announced an innovative flexible packaging solution for Marabou chocolate bars, developed in collaboration with Mondel\u0113z International<\/a>, Amcor, Taghleef Industries and other key industry players.\u00a0<\/p>\n Using LYB Circulen<\/em>Revive polymers with 100% attributed recycled content via an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach, Mondel\u0113z is now able to offer packaging sourced from 75% recycled content, helping transform hard-to-recycle post-consumer mixed plastic waste into high-quality materials for food packaging.<\/p>\n \u201cOur collaboration with Mondel\u0113z illustrates our shared vision for the future and highlights our ability to provide innovative, high-quality circular solutions tailored to demanding specifications,\u201d said Yvonne van der Laan, executive vice president, Sustainable Solutions and Technology Business, LYB<\/strong>. \u201cWe\u2019re committed to making circular and low-carbon solutions work for businesses while creating solutions for everyday sustainable living.\u201d<\/p>\n As LYB continues to expand its circular solutions, the company plans to supply future polymers for Marabou packaging through MoReTec<\/em>-1, its first commercial-scale catalytic chemical recycling plant under construction in Wesseling, Germany. Once operational, MoReTec<\/em>-1 will strengthen access to circular feedstock within the LYB integrated ecosystem, which connects advanced sorting and recycling infrastructure with the company\u2019s existing crackers and polymerization assets.<\/p>\n \u201cThis collaboration demonstrates how LYB can connect chemical recycling innovation with the scale and reach of our existing production network,\u201d said LYB CEO Peter Vanacker<\/strong>. \u201cAs we advance MoReTec<\/em>-1, we expect the facility to support future polymer supply for Marabou packaging and strengthen our ability to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into circular feedstocks for our existing assets.\u201d<\/p>\n Once operational, the MoReTec<\/em>-1 facility is designed to produce 50,000 metric tons of feedstock annually for use in existing LYB production units, enabling the production of recycled polymers. Source One Plastics, an LYB joint venture located in Eicklingen, Germany, processes mixed plastic waste into feedstock suitable for chemical recycling, supporting future supply to MoReTec<\/em>-1. LYB currently sources recycled feedstock for Circulen<\/em>Revive polymer production from third-party pyrolysis oil producers.<\/p>\n Solutions like the Marabou chocolate bar packaging depend on collaboration across the value chain to help advance a more circular economy for plastics. LYB supplies the circular polymers, Taghleef Industries develops the base film, and Amcor converts the material into the final flexible packaging solution for Mondel\u0113z.<\/p>\n \u201cLooking ahead, our ambition is to increase the use of recycled plastic in our packaging materials, and we\u2019re proud to collaborate with multiple value chain players\u2014including LYB and other industry leaders\u2014on this journey,\u201d said Richard Akkermans, Packaging Sustainability Manager at Mondel\u0113z International<\/strong>. \u201cFor consumers, the message is simple: plastic packaging can be recycled and allocated back into new food packaging. This initiative shows what becomes possible when brand owners, recyclers, packaging material producers and converters work together to turn circular ambition into commercial reality.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The collaboration reflects growing demand from brand owners for high-performance circular polymers that can support recycled-content goals while delivering the quality required for flexible food packaging.<\/p>\n The new packaging supports progress toward European recycling ambitions and readiness for anticipated recycled-content requirements under the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)<\/a>. \u201cChemical recycling can help address flexible packaging waste, which has historically proven challenging to recycle into materials suitable for food packaging,\u201d LYB says.<\/p>\n Circulen<\/em>Revive polymers are created by converting hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste into feedstock for polymer production through a chemical recycling process. LYB uses these feedstocks in existing production processes\u2014displacing fossil-based feedstocks\u2014and attributes them to end products through an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach.<\/p>\n The resulting polymers offer a drop-in, virgin-quality solution that allows brand owners to incorporate recycled content while maintaining performance and compliance with regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n To learn more about the LYB full portfolio of circular and low-carbon solutions, visit www.lyb.com\/circulen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nScaling circular polymers through the LYB integrated ecosystem<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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