Circular and low carbon polymer solutions
High-performance solutions for demanding applications
Multiple technology pathways aligned with your sustainability goals
An integrated ecosystem built for scale and continuous innovation
ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance for relevant solutions
Circulen offers flexible pathways to your sustainability goals
Our Circulen portfolio uses innovative technologies to deliver sustainable solutions that can help reduce virgin plastic use and support lower product carbon footprints depending on your needs. Whether through mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, or bio-circular feedstocks, we help make circular and low carbon solutions work for your business.
CirculenRecover
Mechanical recycling
High-performance polymers made with mechanically recycled plastic waste, helping incorporate recycled content while maintaining performance across a range of rigid packaging, durable consumer goods, automotive and industrial applications.
CirculenRevive
Chemical recycling
High-quality polymers sourced from feedstocks derived from hard-to-recycle plastic waste, with recycled content attributed through an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach. Suitable for highly regulated applications including food-contact flexible packaging and healthcare.
CirculenRenew
Bio-circular feedstock
Low carbon polymers sourced from second-generation bio-circular waste and residual oils, such as used cooking oil, attributed through an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach. Compared with equivalent virgin polymer grades, CirculenRenew solutions offer significantly lower product carbon footprints.
Tailored solutions for demanding application needs
From recycled and bio-circular feedstocks to high-performance end products
Feedstock
Post-consumer plastic waste, hard-to-recycle plastics and bio-circular feedstocks are sourced through the LYB integrated ecosystem.
Process
Mechanical recycling, chemical recycling or bio-circular feedstock pathways transform these materials into high-performance Circulen polymer solutions.
Traceability
ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance enables transparent attribution and supports traceability across the value chain for applicable solutions.
Ready for use
Drop-in polyethylene and polypropylene solutions designed for packaging, healthcare, automotive, consumer goods and infrastructure applications.
FAQs
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What are circular and low carbon solutions?
Circular and low carbon solutions are designed to help keep valuable materials in use for longer by incorporating recycled or bio-circular-based feedstocks into the production process. Through our Circulen portfolio, we offer circular and low carbon solutions that can help reduce virgin plastic use while maintaining the performance required for demanding applications.
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How can Circulen™ solutions help support our sustainability goals?
The Circulen portfolio provides multiple pathways to help address sustainability goals, including increasing recycled content, reducing reliance on fossil-based feedstocks and lowering product carbon footprints. Our team of specialists works with customers to identify the solution that best aligns with their business and sustainability objectives.
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What is the difference between CirculenRecover™, CirculenRevive™ and CirculenRenew™ solutions?
Each solution is designed to address different sustainability needs:
- CirculenRecover helps increase recycled content through mechanical recycling for applications including rigid packaging, automotive and durable consumer goods
- CirculenRevive enables recycled content through chemical recycling in highly regulated applications including food packaging and healthcare
- CirculenRenew delivers the lowest product carbon footprint within the Circulen portfolio through the use of bio-circular feedstocks and is also suitable for demanding applications including food packaging and healthcare
This allows customers to select the pathway that best supports their sustainability priorities.
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Can Circulen™ polymers perform like conventional plastics?
Circulen solutions are designed to help customers achieve sustainability goals without compromising the performance required for their applications. Solution availability and performance characteristics vary by grade and application requirements.
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Which industries can use Circulen™ solutions?
Circulen solutions support a broad range of industries, including consumer packaging, healthcare, consumer goods, automotive, infrastructure and industrial applications. Solution availability varies by application and performance requirements.
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Are Circulen™ products certified?
CirculenRenew and CirculenRevive solutions use ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approaches that provide transparency and traceability across the value chain. ISCC PLUS certification can also support customer sustainability reporting and consumer-facing claims where applicable.
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Can Circulen™ materials be used in food-contact applications?
Certain Circulen solutions are suitable for highly regulated applications, including food-contact packaging and healthcare. Product suitability depends on the specific grade, application and regulatory requirements. Please contact LYB to discuss your needs.
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How do I know which Circulen™ solution is right for my business?
The best solution depends on your priorities. If your goal is increasing recycled content, CirculenRecover may be the right fit. If you need recycled content for contact-sensitive applications, CirculenRevive may be the best option. If your focus is lowering product carbon footprints, CirculenRenew may be the preferred pathway. Our experts can help evaluate your goals and identify the most suitable solution.
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How do I get started?
Contact our team of specialists to discuss your sustainability goals, application requirements and performance needs. We can help evaluate available solutions and identify the pathway that best supports your business objectives.
Ready to advance your circularity goals?
Our team works with you to identify the right Circulen solution, aligning recycled and bio-circular based options with performance, design and sustainability goals for your application.