THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Americas Styrenics today announced the launch of a new single pellet polystyrene product made from 25% post-consumer recycled and 75% virgin polystyrene. PolyRenewTM polystyrene, produced with post-consumer recycled content provided by NextLife through an agreement with HAVI Global Solutions (HGS), fills an unmet sustainable product need in the foamed polystyrene foodservice market segment.
“As a leading U.S. producer of polystyrene, we are continually looking for ways to improve our product offerings for our customers and support their, and our company’s, desire to reduce our environmental footprint,” said Scot Mitchell, Commercial Vice President for Americas Styrenics. “We are very proud to work with HGS, a leader in packaging, supply chain, analytics, and promotions; and, sustainability leader NextLife, to offer a new product that meets the market’s sustainable product needs. With the launch of our PolyRenewTM polystyrene, we are proving that polystyrene can be recycled and reused in food contact applications. We look forward to supporting our customers as they use PolyRenewTM polystyrene to bring new sustainable products to market.”
FDA compliant for food packaging applications, PolyRenewTM polystyrene offers molders and manufacturers nationwide a durable and sustainable consumer and commercial foodservice packaging alternative for take-out clamshells, bowls, plates, cups, egg cartons, trays, and other foam food packaging.
PolyRenewTM polystyrene possesses similar physical, mechanical, and thermal properties to virgin high-heat general-purpose polystyrene.
“HGS is committed to delivering a competitive advantage to our customers by helping them address growing consumer and regulatory demands for greater environmental responsibility,” said Dan Musachia, president of HGS.
Molders and manufacturers will be able to process PolyRenewTM polystyrene just like virgin polystyrene, and are provided with the same effective insulation and safe food handling benefits as traditional polystyrene resins with the added advantage of post-consumer recycled content.
“Nextlife has witnessed the increase in market demand for more sustainable alternatives to traditional virgin plastics. We are glad to be a part of that solution and to help bring PolyRenewTM polystyrene to the market with the use of our post consumer resins,” said Ronald Whaley, President of NextLife.
The recycled polystyrene source content undergoes a complex washing, blending and polymerization process to create the single pellet PolyRenewTM polystyrene product. As a single pellet product, PolyRenewTM polystyrene maintains traceability and post-consumer recycled material source control for product consistency. For more information about PolyRenewTM polystyrene, visit http://www.amstyrenics.com/polyrenew.
About Americas Styrenics
Americas Styrenics is a leading integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer, offering solutions and services to customers in a variety of markets throughout the Americas. It is a joint venture equally owned by Styron LLC and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP. To learn more about Americas Styrenics, visit http://www.amstyrenics.com.
About HAVI Global Solutions
The world's most respected brands rely on HAVI Global Solutions' packaging expertise, integrated marketing and supply chain analytics, and promotions management know-how, to deliver a competitive advantage for their business – and an unshakable respect for their corporate and environmental program impacts. HGS' packaging team leverages a disciplined, end-to-end process to design, source and deliver research-based packaging solutions that bring customer’s brands to life and drive increased sales. Our distinctive, integrated approach to promotional and supply chain analytics is focused on actionable visibility, customized reporting and demand planning across an organization and with supply chain partners, to drive the best business decisions. And when our customers need a turn-key solution, HGS' promotions management is the ultimate partner for orchestrating complex projects and promotions for global organizations, making sure the right product is at the right place at the right time – every time! To learn more about HGS, go to www.Havigs.com.
About NextLife Recycling
NextLife is a manufacturer of sustainable plastic resins. Our high performance re-engineered sustainable resins can be customized for use in a wide variety of applications, including consumer products. The carbon footprint of a NextLife resin is 70 percent less than that of a virgin resin, helping businesses create high quality green products that are attractive to consumers. For more information, please visit www.NextLife.com.
The information provided in the above report contains “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements rely on a number of uncertainties or other factors, which are out of Americas Styrenics’ control. Americas Styrenics does not undertake to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements.
Source: Americas Styrenics
