Eni’s Versalis joins the Circular Plastics Alliance

Versalis, Eni's chemicals company, has joined the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) which aims to help achieve the ambitious European target of using 10mn tonnes of recycled plastic in new products by 2025.

Promoted by the European Commission, the CPA, together with numerous member companies and associations across the value chain, are looking to boost plastic recycling in Europe while at the same time developing the market for secondary raw materials. 

‘By joining CPA, Versalis has submitted its voluntary pledges in line with its circular economy strategy that is defined by three main pillars – eco-design, recycling technologies and alternative feedstocks,’ says the company.

With regard to eco-design, Versalis has committed to using at least half of its packaging, for transporting products on pallets and in containers, with up to 50% of recycled material.

In the recycling and feedstock diversification areas, the company has committed to increasing the production capacity of its new line of polyethylene and polystyrene products, to contain up to 70% of mechanically recycled plastic. Meanwhile, to boost the recovery and recycling of all types of plastics that cannot be mechanically treated, Versalis has pledged to develop a new chemical recycling technology to transform mixed plastic waste into raw material to manufacture new virgin polymers, identical to those originating from fossil sources and suitable for all applications, including those that require high quality and performance, like food packaging.

Versalis’ pledges also include assessments conducted by certified life cycle analysis (LCA) to prove the effective sustainability of all the initiatives undertaken, in addition to raising awareness of the responsible use of plastics in daily activities amongst its employees.