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On the way to rethink plastics

It’s easy to forget the good that plastic does for us every day. It keeps our food fresh. It keeps our homes warm. It even keeps us safer as we drive. And, as the BASF portfolio of plastics continues to evolve, we believe more than ever that plastics can continue to play a positive role in our lives by rethinking the way we MAKE, USE and RECYCLE them.

Some call it a transformation, we call it #OurPlasticsJourney.

Plastics prodcution still depends on fossil ressorces, and too much plastic waste still ends up in the environment. But, working alongside our customers, we are taking on the challenge and are committed to co-creating solutions that reinvent the entire lifecycle of plastics together.

We at BASF want to explore new ways to make the lifecycle of plastics more sustainable: from how we can produce plastics more resource-efficiently, to how we can use them better, to how we can give them a new life. 

But we cannot do it on our own. That is why we are working with partners along the value chain and co-create solutions together. Together we can reach our goal of a cleaner tomorrow faster.

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The importance of recycling: exploring the potentials of complementary recycling technologies
To accelerate #OurPlasticsJourney, we are working with partners along the value chain on a variety of projects with different maturity levels. We offer solutions that further improve mechanical recycling and aim to use new, innovative and complementary chemical recycling technologies on a large scale.
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Discover how we are driving #OurPlasticsJourney across all three phases of the product lifecycle (Make, Use, Recycle) forward – from the use of alternative raw materials in production to improving our plastics in the use phase, to various recycling solutions. Use the filters below to find your topics of interest.

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Measures to reduce emissions
Use of renewable material
Product Carbon Footprint
How much greenhouse gas emissions are associated with a product along its life cycle? This question has become increasingly important over the past years and a so called Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) can help to find answers.
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Use of recycled material
Life cycle assessment (LCA) for ChemCycling®
Chemical recycling complements mechanical recycling and can be a more sustainable solution than incineration or landfill of plastic waste. It thus contributes to a circular economy and the responsible use of resources. An LCA study conducted by Sphera for BASF concludes that chemical recycling (pyrolysis) of mixed plastic waste emits 50% less CO2 than incineration of mixed plastic waste. 
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In BASF’s ChemCycling™ project, plastic waste is transformed into pyrolysis oil using a thermochemical process. The oil can be fed in the BASF Verbund, replacing fossil resources. Using a mass balance approach, new products are manufactured with it. These have the same properties as products from fossil raw materials. BASF works together with partners such as Quantafuel, a startup headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Quantafuel is specialized in the pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and the integrated purification of the resulting oil. Dr. Michael Bachtler (right), who is working on BASF’s ChemCycling™ project, and Rasmus Kærsgaard (left), Plant Director at Quantafuel in Quantafuel’s pyrolysis and purification plant in Skive, Denmark.
Use of recycled material
ChemCycling® 
In ChemCycling®, BASF uses recycled feedstock derived from plastic waste for our broad Ccycled® product portfolio. The recycled feedstock is attributed to the certified Ccycled® products through a mass balance approach. BASF customers have successfully introduced Ccycled® products in various industries like (food) packaging, medical, textile and automotive.
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Go!Create partnerships
Alliance to end plastic waste
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Hand filled with little plastic beads
Go!Create collaborations
Preventing plastic pellet loss
Floating plastic bottles in the ocean, bags and fishing nets in the middle of the sea or carelessly disposed plastic products on the streets – almost everyone has seen the pictures. But pellets from plastic production also find their way into the environment. As partner of an initiative against pellet loss, BASF contributes to prevent this development.
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Measures to reduce emissions
Use of renewable material
Our Carbon Management
We want to live up to our responsibility for climate protection. One way we do this is with our products, which enable our customers to lower CO2 emissions. But that is not all: We also become more efficient in our production and energy use, we will increase our use of renewable energies and we will accelerate the development and deployment of new CO2-free processes for the production of chemicals.
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Industries and products
Products
Medical Technology
BASF offers medical plastics for applications such as inhalers, insulin pens, drug delivery devices, surgical instruments. 
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Industries and products
Use of recycled material
Measures to reduce emissions
Use of renewable material
MAKE - Targeting zero emissions by changing the way we make plastics
Fossil resources are limited. That's why we need to rethink the production, use and recycling of plastics. Find out more about how we at BASF are working on new ways to make the production of plastics more sustainable.
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Chemical Recycling
Mechanical Recycling
Organics Recycling
Fighting plastic pollution
Transforming Waste into Opportunity 

Together with partners worldwide, BASF is successfully implementing various circularity projects to address pressing environmental challenges, create a more sustainable future, and promote social development. 

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Go!Create partnerships
Industries and products
The future of footwear is circular
BASF is collaborating with adidas to end plastic waste for a better and cleaner future. Since the launch of Futurecraft. Loop in 2019, adidas is moving more and more toward circularity with the diversification into new 100% recyclable shoe models using BASF TPU and Infinergy®. To further reduce the environmental impact, the future is circular products derived from renewable feedstocks.
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You wonder what our new solutions and approaches look like in practice? Then discover our wide range of products and the different industries in which we are active:  

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The challenges are huge. Join us on #ourplasticsjourney and leave us a message below. Together, we can reach our goal faster.

So, let's join forces and Go!Create together.

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