Borstar® Nextension Technology

Breakthrough technology providing tailor-made and circular solutions with outstanding performance

With the development and launch of Borstar® Nextension technology, Borealis solidifies its position as an industry leader in innovation and technology. Thanks to the proven performance of Borstar and unique single-site Borstar Nextension catalyst, Borstar Nextension technology enhances the range of polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) properties and drives plastics circularity.

Photo: The combination of Borstar® and the proprietary Borstar® Nextension catalysts produces a wider range of tailored polyolefins.

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What Is Borstar Nextension Technology?

Based on Borealis’ proprietary Borstar technology, Borstar Nextension technology offers a new horizon for polypropylene and polyethylene by setting new standards in performance-based polyolefins.

Borstar Nextension technology yields synergistic effects resulting from the combination of Borstar’s proven performance based on multimodality, and the novel, single-site Borstar Nextension catalysts.

Scope of Borstar Nextension Technology

Borstar Nextension technology is a step change for PP and PE performance because:

  • It broadens the range of PP properties thanks to its ability to tailor polymers for unrivalled higher purity, excellent transparency and optics after sterilization, as well as superior sealing and bonding at lower temperatures.
  • Borstar Nextension PE technology delivers superior performance and processability
  • Borstar Nextension PE products are some of the toughest in the industry and exhibit the lowest sealing initiation temperature.
  • Borstar Nextension drives plastics circularity.
The technology’s outstanding performance properties enable mono-material solutions that can replace existing multimaterial products, thus making it easier to sort and recycle at the end of life. In a large number of applications, these circular packaging designs may include non-virgin grades like those from the Bornewables™ portfolio of circular polyolefins manufactured with second-generation renewable feedstock; or from the transformative Borcycle™ portfolios containing grades made of polyolefin-based, post-consumer recyclate.

This universal solutions set new standards by enabling material substitution in multilayer, multimaterial-based applications and thus providing mono-material solutions for a range of industries:
  • flexible packaging
  • healthcare
  • molding

For certain applications, such as mobility , Borstar Nextension Technology will enable purity levels beyond today’s industry requirements, offering reduced odor and volatiles in both interior and exterior applications.

Why Borstar Nextension Technology?

In sum, using Borstar Nextension technology in the production of PP and PE applications helps close the loop on plastics circularity while pushing performance boundaries.

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