Plastics
Neste RE
Neste RE is a raw material for plastics that is made entirely out of renewable and recycled materials. It is a drop-in solution that can be used on its own or in a blend to create products of identical quality to those made out of conventional virgin fossil raw materials.
Our approach
Neste’s ambition is to collaborate with the industry forerunners to create a world where plastics are produced from renewable and recycled materials without virgin fossil oil.
Renewable & recycled
Neste-produced Neste RE is produced without virgin fossil oil. It consists 100% of renewable and recycled material that can be used to reduce the need for fossil oil based material in the production of climate-friendlier polymers and chemicals.
Accelerating circularity
There is an urgent need to develop solutions to curb the increasing climate emissions while simultaneously tackling the global plastic waste challenge. Neste believes that accelerating the shift to a circular plastic economy provides solutions to both.
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Sustainability in food and beverage
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A joint effort is required
The plastics challenge makes cooperation imperative. Let's join forces!
How to contact us?
If you wish to contact our sales or wish to discuss partnership opportunities related to our renewable and circular solutions for polymers and chemicals
Recent references
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Polymers as carbon storage: Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre and Naftex bring bio-based polymers to the construction sector
Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre and Naftex have created a value chain to combine bio-based polymers with natural fiber for the manufacturing of construction elements.
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Neste to enable PET bottles produced with bio-based materials with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation
Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of PET resin made with renewable Neste RE™ on a commercial scale.
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Neste decides to invest in liquefied waste plastic upgrading unit at its Porvoo refinery
With the investment of 111 million euros, Neste will build the capacity to upgrade 150,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic per year.
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Progress with scaling up liquefied waste plastic processing – Neste completed second series of runs at its Porvoo refinery
Neste has concluded its second series of industrial-scale liquefied waste plastic processing runs at the Porvoo refinery.
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Neste, Uponor, Wastewise Group and Borealis enable chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste into new high-quality plastic pipes
First production of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes based on feedstock from chemically recycled PEX waste
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Neste and CINEA sign the EU Innovation Fund’s grant agreement for chemical recycling project PULSE
Neste has completed the grant agreement process with CINEA and the European Commission for 135 million euro funding to Neste’s chemical recycling project PULSE.
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Neste, Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, and Fibrant partner to enable industry-first stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials
Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, Fibrant and Neste announce that their cross-value chain partnership has successfully enabled the launch of an entire Bugaboo stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials.
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Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation join forces to create a renewable plastics supply chain
Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to build a renewable plastics supply chain
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Collaboration between Neste, Borealis and MAM brings new soother made with renewably-sourced feedstock to market
Neste, Borealis and MAM collaboratively announce an exciting product development made possible by value chain collaboration.
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Neste to receive funding from the EU Innovation Fund for chemical recycling project in Porvoo
Neste has received a positive grant decision for up to EUR 135 million from the EU Innovation Fund for the company’s project to build chemical recycling capacities at its Porvoo refinery in Finland.
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Chemical recycling of plastic: Neste acquires European rights to Alterra Energy’s thermochemical liquefaction technology
Neste has purchased the European rights to Alterra Energy’s liquefaction technology, further solidifying the company’s efforts to advance chemical recycling.
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Neste, Covestro and SK geo centric cooperate to create value chain for renewable attributed MDI in APAC
Neste, Covestro and South Korean petrochemical company SK geo centric are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable raw materials via mass balance.
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Carbon storing polymers: gaining time in fighting climate change
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The plastic waste brothers: how mechanical and chemical recycling are two sides of the same coin
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How Europe drives circularity and tackles the plastic waste challenge
This Q&A gives a prompt lowdown on the European Plastics Pact—a progressive collaborative initiative uniting the plastic industry, governments and sustainability organizations.
Bio-based? Recyclable? Biodegradable? Your guide to sustainable plastics
The world of plastics is changing. Here’s what you need to know about modern plastic materials.
Plastics recycling: six big questions answered
Recycling is key to replacing the material’s old linear value chain with a circular one, prolonging its lifetime – but there is still confusion over many aspects of the recycling process.
Turning chemical recycling from a promise into an industrial solution
No fundamental technical obstacle hinders us from recycling all of the world’s plastics. One tool to get us there is the transformative technology of chemical recycling, says Neste's Heikki Färkkilä.
How Europe drives circularity and tackles the plastic waste challenge
This Q&A gives a prompt lowdown on the European Plastics Pact—a progressive collaborative initiative uniting the plastic industry, governments and sustainability organizations.