MOSCOW (MRC) -- Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem, the leading producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the world's leading biopolymer producer, said cosmetics company Surya Brasil will use its 'green' polyethylene (PE) for the packaging of four new products in its Sapien Women product line, as per Bnamericas.
Braskem's 'green plastic' is made from ethylene derived from sugarcane ethanol and captures carbon dioxide during its production process.
In addition to the new products from Surya, the company's Sapien Men line already uses the renewable material. The packaging was produced in partnership with C-Pack, and will be marketed in South and North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
"Using green plastic offers consumers a sustainable packaging alternative. The expansion of the partnership with Surya underscores the company's concern with offering solutions to its clients," said Alexandre Elias, director of Renewable Chemicals at Braskem, in a statement.
Braskem has annual production capacity for 200,000t of PE derived from sugarcane ethanol at its complex in Triunfo, southern Brazil.
As MRC wrote before, Braskem will launch the unprecedented use of green plastic in wine bottle closures made by Nomacorc, the leading U.S. company in the segment.
Braskem is Brazilian main producer of polyethylene and polypropylene. In addition with ongoing plants located in both petrochemical complexes, in April 2008 Braskem opened a 300,000 metric ton polypropylene plant in the city of Paulinia (Sao Paulo).
MRC