Sabic, Fibertex to use recycled plastics for nonwovens

摘要

SABIC, a leader in the chemicals industry, has joined hands with Fibertex Personal Care, one of the largest manufacturers of spunbond nonwovens for the hygiene industry, to produce nonwovens using high-purity recycled plastics from Sabic's Trucircle portfolio and services. This will be the first nonwovens range from recycled plastics in the hygiene industry. The initiative is being seen as a step towards a more sustainable supply chain and greater recyclability for nonwovens. The new nonwovens will be made from Sabic's circular polypropylene, using feedstock derived from previously used plastics, certified under the ISCC Plus (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) system. The material is part of the Sabic Purecares portfolio of polypropylene for personal hygiene applications that was introduced at the beginning of this year. The certified circular PP material produced by Sabic is created from post-consumer mixed plastics that have been broken down into their molecular building blocks and then re-polymerised to create virgin plastics. The new material can be used as a drop-in solution while meeting the brand owner's requirements for purity and consumer safety for the hygiene industry applications.