🌿 Exciting Collaboration Alert: Shell Chemicals & Braskem 🌿
Shell Chemicals and Braskem are forging a path toward a greener future through a ground-breaking collaboration. Here's what you need to know:
🤝 Innovative Partnership: Shell will supply Braskem with bio-attributed and bio-circular feedstocks to manufacture polypropylene, supporting consumer demands in packaging, automotive, and other markets.
🌍 Enhanced Sustainability: The materials used are independently certified and follow a mass balance approach, reflecting a commitment to environmental responsibility.
📉 Emission Reduction Goals: Both companies are focused on substantial reductions in carbon emissions, with Shell aiming for a 50% reduction by 2030 compared to 2016 levels.
♻️ Circular Solutions: The collaboration extends to increasing circular content in polypropylene production, using ISCC PLUS-certified feedstock for diverse applications.
🏗️ Infrastructure Investments: Shell is enhancing its capabilities at Moerdijk's Chemicals Park, Netherlands, as part of a wider value chain enhancement, which will allow them to upgrade pyrolysis oil, aiding in the creation of higher-quality chemical feedstocks.
🗨️ Mark Nikolich, VP of Braskem North America, states: "Ultimately, we believe that these different renewable solutions are important steps forward as the plastics industry evolves to a more sustainable future. We will continue to develop and provide solutions to support our global clients in reaching their sustainability goals."
🗨️ Danielle Ebentreich, Chief Marketing & Sustainability Officer at Shell Chemicals, adds: “This agreement emphasizes our commitment to addressing environmental challenges like plastic waste. Through innovative projects, we are unlocking sustainable solutions for our customers and society.”
🗨️ Walmir Soller, VP of Braskem Europe & Asia, notes: "This agreement is an important step to combine Shell’s technology and infrastructure with Braskem’s polymer expertise towards more sustainable and scalable solutions."
Together, Shell Chemicals and Braskem are not just responding to market demands but are actively shaping a more sustainable future for the chemical industry. #Sustainability #Innovation #CircularEconomy #ChemicalIndustry
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