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Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Reduction in environmental pollution and emissions as waste is reused
Material for insulation purposes
High durability
Easy to store and transport
Simple and low-cost technique
More than 14 communities and 128 families participated
1,725 eco-bricks were recollected
8,000 USD in vouchers for supermarkets were distributed to the families who participated – a huge relief in COVID times
110,350 m2 of waste was recycled
More than 110,350 m2 of constructions will be built
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Rationalising the use of energy and natural resources and act on the processes in order to optimise and reduceconsumption.
Reducing the production of waste by increasing and promoting recycling and recovering material wheneverpossible.
Ensuring that materials and procedures used don’t present any risk to the health of workers and to the environment.
Making sure that the use of materials, resources and the incorporation of safe and innovative technologies promoteenvironmental protection and minimise the environmental impacts.
Coaching and engaging employees to perform in a conscious and responsible manner, for the importance ofeveryone in guaranteeing product safety and for improving environmental performance.
Implementing good practices in order to comply with applicable legislation and other requirements that will leadto the environmental preservation.
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
In accordance with California Act Assembly Bill 906 and ASTM D7611/D7611M - Standard Practice for Coding Plastic Manufactured Articles for Resin Identification. Products comply with the compositional requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation and European Regulation 10/2011.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
Reassure consumers & provide trust to end-users (B2C), increasing public interest in recyclability and recycled content
Demonstrate compliance with legislation (B2B) & verify claims via third-party assessments
Show transparency about recyclability and waste origin and source
Support corporate sustainability claims about recycled content and recyclability of plastics
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
Excellent chemical resistance
Good barrier properties
Exceptional clarity
High brightness
Design flexibility
Easy to process
Excellent decorative ability
Processing flexibility
Fast cycle times
High impact resistance
Heavy wall capacity
Ease of secondary operations
Free of BPA and additives
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
The UPM life cycle assessment was carried out in accordance with ISO 14040 and based on cradle-to-gate systemboundary. As the biorefinery is currently in the process of being built, the LCA will be gradually updated with primary data.The study has been critically reviewed by an independent third party according to ISO 14044.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
Today, with this step, Selenis contributes significantly to solving the world’s problem of plastic waste by turning it into the building-blocks of their products They are used in a variety of applications including packaging, cosmetics, personal care, durable goods, and heat shrink sleeves, to name but a few!
The Selenis molecular recycling process recovers monomers through chemical recycling. Glycolysis is used to break-up PET waste and reduce it to its polymer building blocks – namely, monomers. Next, they are reintroduced to the value chain as recycled polyester raw materials.
What is unique about Selenis’s break-through technology is that it combines the recycled PET with virgin raw materials at specific dosages, according to production throughput and the desired percentage of recycled content. This in turn, results in the production of new polyesters with high levels of post-consumer recycled content. In addition, prior to polycondensation, the co-monomers are subjected to a fine filtration process to remove impurities. During polycondensation the final IV and properties are obtained, according to product specifications and their application requirements.
The development of the unique Selenis Eco-Resins was made possible thanks to the partnerships created with their clients who were interested in the development of a sustainable solution and willing to become involved in proving the products’ efficiency and performance. In 2021, shortly after scaling up the production of their recycled content products, Selenis sought to certify the traceability of these products through Recyclass Certification. In May 2022, Selenis renewed this certification, guaranteeing the use of 30% and 50% post-consumer recycled content in their Eco Resins and establishing trust in their recycled-content products.
With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely circular manufacturers, brand owners and retailers are increasingly looking for a reliable and transparent certification. This certification confirms that Selenis possesses all the required procedures to ensure the traceability of recycled plastics incorporated into their products. Legislative pressure, 2030 targets, and brand owners faced with consumers looking for products with lower environmental claims have prompted the need for reliable certification and labelling of environmental claims to prove sustainability and eliminate greenwashing based on false claims used purely as a marketing tool.
The RecyClass Certification was the solution for Selenis, as it attests to the physical traceability of recycled plastics as described in EN 15343:2007. This follows a controlled blending chain of custody approach ISO/IEC 22095 where origins of plastic waste are verified, starting with the recycler and moving up the value chain. The certification also allows for an adequate determination of the share of the post and pre-consumer plastic. With Selenis, all the recycled content is post-consumer. This advanced tool has become a key enabler in developing recycled plastics packaging.
“Meeting consumer demand for transparency and the verification of company claims, remains high on the agenda throughout the plastic value chain, as the target of placing 10 million tons of recycled materials on the European market by 2025 is approaching. With the renewal of their Recyclass certifications, Selenis has proved yet again that their sustainability claims are unrivalled and based entirely upon valid circular solutions.”
Selenis is a supplier of high quality and innovative specialty polyester solutions for diverse applications. Their mission relies on employing their profound knowledge of polymers, formulations, and processing, in partnership with their clients to develop future-fit solutions and commit to create opportunities. Selenis is a global business with production sites in Portugal, Italy and the USA. Their production facilities have batch and continuous SSP units, permitting the production of a wide range of polymers to meet highly technical markets. Their production configurations provides Selenis the flexibility to produce both amorphous and crystallised products.
Committed to playing a role in society’s collective response to the plastic waste challenge, Selenis creates partnerships across the value chain to create long term solutions. Highly focused on sustainability, Selenis centers their innovation in developing resins with up to 50% recycled content and solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Their progress in molecular recycling turns waste into the building blocks of their specialty resins, contributing to the fight against climate change. Selenis and their sister company, Evertis, are members of the IMG group, an international business headquartered in Portugal with operations around the world. Our businesses have been pioneers in the polyester industry since 1959.
