SABIC showcasing progress in sustainable plastic innovation at NPE

SABIC is highlighting at NPE 2024 (Booth #S19005) a range of solutions that demonstrate the value of plastics for a more sustainable future.

Under the theme “Collaborating to Create the Future,” the company is presenting solutions that are available today and others that are on their way to broader adoption. This includes examples of the company’s work with manufacturers and others across the value chain on circular plastic solutions available under its TRUCIRCLE programme and new approaches with plastics under its BLUEHERO initiative that can help in the shift to electrification.

“Since the last NPE in 2018, SABIC has taken giant strides forward in creating pathways for plastics to make valued contributions toward resolving critical global challenges and driving circularity,” Sami Al-Osaimi, executive vice president, Polymers, SABIC, said. “The progress that we have made is on display in our booth and it would not have been possible without the ingenuity of our people and teams and the focus we have had on collaborating with value chain partners who share our passion for creating a brighter future. We are so thrilled to be with everyone in Orlando and use this time to invite more purpose-driven, like-minded innovators to join forces with us to drive meaningful change and transformation.”

Examples of SABIC’s developments in plastics and its collaborations are evident across spaces in the booth covering the spectrum of the following industries. Within each of those areas, visitors can see end-use applications produced with polymers from the company’s TRUCIRCLE and portfolio of solutions – certified circular, renewable and mechanically recycled content and closed-loop solutions.

The topic of sustainability is woven throughout SABIC’s booth, emphasises SABIC’s commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, including its goal of a 20% reduction in absolute greenhouse emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030. Outside of its booth, SABIC is participating in NPE’s new Sustainability Hub. Open to all registered attendees, this exhibit area shows the many steps the plastics industry is taking toward enhancing its sustainable footprint. SABIC will be part of the Materials section, providing an additional touch point for visitors to learn more about its offering of circular products and services.

SABIC’s primary booth space with its diversity of exhibited solutions speaks to the company’s broad plastics portfolio, from its highly engineered thermoplastics to its polyolefin-based materials, which includes polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) – and with the latter including grades from the company’s PE plant in San Patricio County, Texas, which began operating in early 2022 as part of Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, a joint venture of ExxonMobil and SABIC.

SABIC materials that can help address the growing need for self-management of chronic diseases such as diabetes. This includes new medical-grade VALOX HX325HP resin, developed for potential use in high-precision parts used in insulin delivery pens, insulin pumps, auto-injectors and continuous glucose monitors. Also, visitors can see a sample prototype application made with SABIC’s Edison Award winning LNP ELCRES CRX copolymer, which has the chemical resistance capabilities needed to enhance the durability of medical devices and equipment housings.