... the world are committing to use a certain share of recycled materials in production. Major brands have set 2025 and 2030 as the target dates for transitioning to more environmentally-friendly technologies. This powerful trend brings the idea of the circular economy to life. Once business generates demand for these products, polymer recycling will become a socially responsible and profitable business. According to Elena Maltseva, Senior Expert, Product Marketing at SIBUR, the biggest advantage of ...

... are embedded in all of SIBUR’s operating processes. SIBUR became the first petrochemical company in Russia to receive a loan with an interest rate pegged to its sustainability performance. The Company is strongly focused on projects related to the circular economy, green technologies and hydrogen energy, with existing examples of specific CO 2 sequestration technologies and a green PET granule project which incorporates recycled materials. ESG indicators are pivotal for evaluating the performance ...

... as well as developing clusters and technology parks, getting the state on board with the creation of joint ventures. The RCU supports scientific activities as an essential component in the development of the chemical industry. The circular economy: synergistic action – The RCU works with the authorities to contribute to the development and adoption of legislation and standards. What have you done in this area to foster the circular economy? – As of late, a considerable amount ...

... Press Plastic project, a press for recycling plastic waste into sheet material, won the Lexus Design Award Russia Top Choice 2020. The project objectives are to develop technical and organisational solutions to support industrial enterprises on their circular economy journey and help them minimise production waste. The exhibition showcases some of the project’s finished products – the results of experimenting with recycled plastic, including furniture, accessories and other art and design objects....

... containing Russian PCR material is an important step towards solving the plastic waste problem in the country and is the first such case in Russia. We plan to further develop our own green solutions and expand cooperation with partners who share our circular economy commitment.” “As a family-owned company with a 50-year history, we always think long term,” adds Valery Putikov, Jokey’s CIS Sales Director. “We are convinced that business success is based on three pillars: economic growth,...

... industry, and of SIBUR’s production assets in particular,” she said. The implementation of this strategy is one of the metrics of effective management. “Improving the environmental performance of operations and products, and the transition to a circular economy are high on SIBUR’s ESG agenda – today these aspects are the driving force behind major petrochemical players’ decision to change their business models,” she continued. According to the speaker, the Company’s comprehensive efforts ...

... influences the petrochemical industry. “Decarbonisation is a global trend and a challenge at the same time; a test of competitiveness for core markets,” said Remchukov. “Carbon regulation is moving towards making petrochemistry a key cog in the circular economy, by attempting to reuse polymer waste at various stages of its lifecycle. Waste management reform in Russia is already underway, and we have every reason to believe that SIBUR will stimulate the demand for raw materials from waste-based ...

... what they really do in this regard,” while many of them actually invest heavily in mechanical and even in chemical recycling methods. Maxim Remchukov, Sustainable Development Director at SIBUR, believes that the challenges that hamper the circular economy’s natural development are educational, technological, regulatory and economic (lack of economic stimulus). “The first two can well be addressed with the help of R&D in waste recycling,” he said. An economic stimulus is equally important,...

... that of many other materials, the industry should invest in technology and facility upgrades so that extracted polymer can be returned to the production cycle. For this reason, the mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics is a priority, and the circular economy will play a significant role in the production of polymers, he concluded. The Russian transcript of the meeting is available here

... projects were still going ahead, with many of them currently in the active phase. Participants also discussed in detail the most pressing issues faced by the Russian petrochemicals sector today – the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of a circular economy, new capacity additions and the situation in the commodity markets. Another challenge for the petrochemical industry is the trend towards stricter environmental regulation. Special emphasis was placed on SIBUR’s initiatives to engage ...

... eliminate virgin PET from its bottles within the next decade. The company projects that this will contribute to the overall removal of approximately 200,000 tonnes of virgin PET from CCEP’s packaging portfolio per year, enabling the company to move to a circular economy. CuRe Technology’s “polyester rejuvenation” technology pilot plant in the Netherlands. Embrace action Humans have produced over 8 billion tonnes of plastics globally since the 1950s when plastics started to be widely ...

Participation in the initiative is another step towards the circular economy. CEFLEX is a collaborative initiative of over a hundred European companies to ensure full lifecycle management of packaging, fr om production, consumption and waste collection to waste management and recycling. CEFLEX’s current declared ...

Circular economy as a sustainable development vector. Basic principles and models of circular economy Waste management is a lingering problem which has been gaining in importance in recent years. Coupled with gradually dwindling primary resources and ...

Oleg Simkin, CEO of Europlast, speaks about the circular economy principles and specific nature of the PET packaging market. Europlast was among the first companies to apply the circular economy principles. Could you shed more light on this? We are the first Russian company to reuse our ...

SIBUR helps shoot a documentary for Channel One. In late August, Channel One presented Life in Plastic, a documentary created with SIBUR’s direct assistance. The film spotlights the prospects of polymer application. Andrei Borisenko, a Russian cosmonaut, Dmitry Kobylkin, Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, Prof. Leo Bokeria, Russia’s Chief Heart Surgeon, as well as SIBUR employees and researches from the National University of Science and Technology (MISIS) and Lomonosov Moscow...