Plastics are irreplaceable in modern society and have countless benefits. REVOLOOPTM Resins create a second life for plastic waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, incinerators, or litter in oceans and the environment. In the recycling industry, discarded waste is hauled to a facility to be separated by hand and/or automation; bales of sorted and cleaned plastics are then reprocessed into pellets. Even the best post-consumer recycled (PCR) pellets are inherently inferior and can only be down-cycled or used at less than 100% of the virgin resin counterpart. REVOLOOP™ resins counterbalance PCR deficiencies by well-controlled waste collection system, proprietary performance boosters, and advanced processing to remove contaminants. Commercialization of REVOLOOP™ resin is the result of innovations in PCR characterization, new molecular design, and cost-effective manufacturing at world-scale. It has been demonstrated that polyethylene (PE) PCR can be up-cycled by designing tailored performance boosters to recover the lost performance in PCR. Up to now, 8 REVOLOOP™ products have been launched in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. REVOLOOP™ resins are produced regionally where the plastic waste is discarded and collected locally. This optimized supply chain model minimizes logistic cost and environment impact, ensuring that REVOLOOP™ resins are produced at used at the lowest possible carbon emissions. Based on APR 2018 report on Life Cycle Impacts for PCR Resins, it is estimated that 1 kg of REVOLOOP™ resin used in US circular collation shrink packaging saves ~0.64 kg CO2 footprint, 2.03 liters of water consumption, and 43.10 MJ of energy. Compared to virgin polyethylene, each railcar sale of REVOLOOP™ (110 tons) saves the energy to power an average US home for over 120 years, in addition to less plastic waste, landfill, incineration, or litter.

REVOLOOPTM polyethylene upcycles plastic waste into high-end consumer applications

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