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BL, which contains 98.5% recycled
content, and the ECOTRIA Series.

SK Green Materials head Kim Eung-
soo said: “The collaboration with
Pacur, a leading company in the US
medical packaging sector, will serve
as a crucial milestone in enhancing
sustainability in the medical packaging
field.

“We will exert more efforts to ex-
pand the supply of recycled materials
in the medical packaging sector in the
future.”
SK has already partnered with Ko-
demand for recycled plastics in the will offer detailed information about rea Kolmar, Cosmax, and Yonwoo to
medical device industry. these innovations.
apply circular recycling materials to
As part of this collaboration, Pacur will In the future, the two companies will products such as water bottles, food
display products made with SK’s ma- focus on developing products with containers, and cosmetic containers.
terials at the event while SK’s booth recycled content such as SKYPET CR

ELIX Polymers chemically recycled products with up to 100% sus-
tainable feedstocks

ISCC+ and the mass balance model is such as food contact, light colours
used to ensure traceability and trans- and even medical parts. The material
parency throughout the supply chain. properties remain the same, so there
Different combinations of feedstocks is no need for new material approvals
are possible as there are different and all of the available technical data
sources for the 3 main monomers: can be used. First OEM approvals
fossil fuel-based feedstocks, chemi- have already been received from vari-
cally recycled post-consumer waste ous industries.
and bio-based feedstocks.
arragona, February 6, 2024 - All ELIX Polymers was the first ABS
Tof ELIX’s Circular Economy activ- CR products with a content of up to producer to receive yellow cards for
ities come under the E-LOOP brand 100% more sustainable feedstocks its E-LOOP products with certified
name, with two strategic programmes are now possible, meaning that all 3 raw materials, as requested by E&E
from ELIX Sustainable Portfolio Solu- monomers (Acrylonitrile, Butadiene, customers and consumer goods seg-
tions: Circular Plastics and Responsi- Styrene) can be replaced. Depending ments.
ble Innovation. on the final mix of monomers, reduc-
tions in CO2 emissions of more than
E-LOOP CR products are manufac- 90% can be achieved compared to
tured with sustainable and certified prime grades. All products from the
raw materials that incorporate circu- ELIX Polymers portfolio can be pro-
lar and bio-based feedstocks. These duced as CR grade, including applica-
products are certified according to tions with the strictest requirements,

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