In collaboration with Promix Solutions, we have developed fully recyclable, lightweight packaging using Borcycle™ M materials with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content.
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) sets ambitious targets: by 2030, all packaging must be 100% recyclable. Additionally, non-PET packaging in contact-sensitive applications must include at least 10% recycled content, while other plastic packaging must contain 35%.
Achieving these goals requires innovation and cross-industry collaboration. Packaging producers must balance compliance, quality, and cost—despite rising PCR prices and inconsistent material quality.
Sustainable beauty in bloom: recyclable packaging meets nature’s elegance
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Our valued partner Promix Solutions, based in Winterthur, Switzerland, specializes in process optimization and material reduction for the plastics industry. Together with us, they’ve developed a solution combining:
This system is flexible, cost-effective, and compatible with existing extrusion lines.
“We’re proud of how seamlessly our technology integrates with Borealis’ materials to create sustainable, high-performing packaging.”
Krischan Jeltsch, PhD, CEO at Promix Solutions.
The partnership has yielded recyclable packaging solutions combining Borcycle M, virgin polypropylene (PP), and high melt strength (HMS) materials. This blend ensures excellent mechanical performance and visual quality, while meeting future PPWR requirements.
By adding the PCR content to the recipe there was a visible corrugation in foam sheet production. However, by incorporating additionally 10–20% HMS PP, the corrugation was removed and high stiffness—enhancing durability and structural integrity achieved.
These solutions, now in production, are ideal for non-food applications such as trays, containers, shopping baskets, and horticultural products. This collaboration showcases how innovation and partnership can accelerate circular progress in packaging.
Circular consumer products are making everyday life easier
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“The integration of high-quality, mechanically recycled materials enabled by Borcycle M technology with HMS PP, represents a major step in accelerating action on circularity. Through innovation and collaboration with value chain partners such as Promix Solutions, we’re helping our customers meet regulatory demands while delivering high-performance, sustainable packaging.”
Peter Voortmans, Vice President Marketing Consumer Products at Borealis
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