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Innovative cosmetics refill containers from Stella McCartney beauty made
with up to 90% of SABIC’s certified renewable polymers

omprehensive value chain col- over by providing efficient drop-in model of sustainable packaging.
Claboration achieves cosmetics solutions with no compromise in pro- SABIC’s certified renewable poly-
market breakthrough with refill con- cessability, purity, quality or conveni- mers include various polypropylene
tainers and caps made almost entirely ence.” and polyethylene materials derived
using mass-balance certified polymers The new refill containers have been from second generation renewable
from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfo- designed for use with STELLA Alter- feedstock, that is selected to avoid
lio Care Serum and Restore Cream. direct competition with human food

• Plant-based renewable feedstock They feature three SABIC polyolefin and animal feed production and is not
supports vegan branding of cus- resins with a combined mass-bal- linked to any direct or indirect chang-
tomer anced certified renewable feedstock es in land. A cradle-to-gate lifecycle
content of up to 90% and meet with analysis has confirmed the superior
• Refillability, use of renewable ma- the vegan branding of the cosmetics sustainability of these polymers, con-
terials and recyclability combine manufacturer. The container heads cluding that each kg of the company’s
to deliver a role model of sustain- are molded in an impact resistant bio-based resins reduces CO2 emis-
able packaging
SABIC® HDPE polyethylene (PE) sions by an average of 4 kg as com-
SITTARD, THE NETHERLANDS, material by Texen, a major player in pared to fossil-based virgin alterna-
May 5, 2023 - SABIC, a global leader the market of sustainable cosmetics tives, while at the same time cutting
in the chemical industry, has joined packaging products. For the container fossil depletion by up to 80 percent.
forces with Stella McCartney Beauty bodies, Leygatech, a leading manufac- In addition, these plant-based materi-
and three renowned French plastic turer of barrier and multi-layer films, als facilitate the change-over from ex-
converters (Texen, Leygatech and supplies a film made from SABIC® isting fossil-based applications without
STTP Emballage) to create a set of in- LLDPE (linear low-density polyeth- compromises on purity, quality, safety
novative new skin and eye care refill ylene), which is then processed and or convenience.
containers produced with certified printed for finishing the containers by The mass balance of the renewable
renewable polymers from SABIC’s STTP Emballage, a specialized provid- feedstock in the SABIC materials is
TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. The con- er of film lamination and flexographic validated by independent third-party
tainers, which have already been printing services. Flip top closures in- accounting according to the widely
introduced in the market in North jection molded by Texen in SABIC® recognized International Sustain-
America and the United Kingdom, are PP polymer complete the packaging. ability & Carbon Certification (ISCC
considered a global breakthrough in Together with the refill concept of PLUS) regime, following a set of
responsibly sourced and implement- the durable Stella McCartney Beauty clearly defined and transparent rules.
ed cosmetics packaging.
containers, the dedicated use of re- The approach allocates the renew-
Abdullah Al-Otaibi, General Manager, newable raw materials aligns with able content used in the production
ETP & Market Solutions at SABIC: consumer demands for a more re- and conversion of the plastic materi-
“This innovation marks a significant sponsible use of packaging resources. als to the ultimate application. The
step forward in transforming the In addition, once the containers have certification also provides traceability
packaging of cosmetics and skin care reached the end of their usable life- throughout the partners’ entire sup-
products to fully sustainable material time, the material value of the PP ply chain from the feedstock to the fi-
alternatives. Moreover, it also dem- and PE polymers can be recovered nal product and allows brand owners
onstrates that our certified renewable through established polyolefin recy- to document the sustainability of their
polymers can facilitate the change- cling – altogether making this a role packaging towards consumers.

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