Reventas and SABIC collaborate on new purification technology solution to help increase recycling volumes

Scottish innovation start-up ReVentas will take a significant next step in helping to address the  plastic waste challenge  through a new collaboration with SABIC.

ReVentas, a leading provider of sustainable recycling solutions, will use their expertise to work with SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, using new technology to purify used plastic that could otherwise end up in landfill or be incinerated.

Livingston based Reventas, has an innovative technology, which has the potential to remove characteristics from used plastic such as colours, odours and additives that can make mechanical recycling more complex.  With Reventas’ technology, returning plastic to a “like-new” state, enables better recycling and allows the plastic to be used in new applications.

Lina Prada, Director, Polymer Application Development & Industry Solutions at SABIC, “The collaboration supports SABIC’s commitment of driving a circular economy for plastics and our target to process 1 million tonnes of our TRUCIRCLE™ solutions annually by 2030”.

Adding, “Mechanically recycled products have been one of our more sustainable solutions that we offer under our TRUCIRCLE initiative, and we are very happy to start a collaboration with ReVentas and work together to further increase the volumes of used plastics that can be recycled mechanically.”

ReVentas is commissioning a pilot plant and actively engaging with partners across the supply chain to bring their innovative solutions to a wider audience. Through the collaboration, the team will be able to use SABIC’s resources and expertise to bring their product to market with plans for a commercial plant to be running by 2026.

CEO of ReVentas Tom Rose said: "We are delighted to partner with one of the world's largest petrochemical companies to develop a technology that will help reduce our impact on the climate and our planet.”

“Our collaboration with SABIC represents a major step forward in our mission to increase plastic recycling scalability and drive more sustainable solutions for the future."

“ReVentas is committed to working with SABIC to create a future where we prevent plastic becoming waste, but instead, a valuable resource that can be used to create new products.”

 “The investment in the ReVentas advanced dissolution technology aligns with our focus on supporting innovative solutions that address global sustainability challenges. We look forward to working closely with the ReVentas and supporting them in scaling their technology to its full potential, “ said Aruna Subramanian, Managing Director of SABIC Ventures 

About ReVentas:

ReVentas is a leading provider of sustainable plastic recycling technology solutions that help reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste. The company, based in Scotland, UK, is currently scaling a plastic purification technology at their technology centre near Edinburgh.

For more information please contact Steven Burns ([email protected]) or visit reventas.co.uk.

About SABIC

SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It company has more than 31,000 employees worldwide and operates in around 50 countries. It manufactures on a global scale in the Middle East, Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different kinds of products: chemicals, commodity and high-performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, SABIC has 10,090 patents and pending applications, and has significant research resources with innovation hubs in key geographies around the world. SABIC supports its customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end-use applications such as construction, medical devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation, and clean energy.

For more information visit www.sabic.com.

SABIC Ventures is the global corporate venturing arm of SABIC, with footprints in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. At SABIC Ventures, our goal is to work with globally ambitious start-up companies who have the desire to take business to the next level, to help solve global sustainability-related challenges. SABIC Ventures supports SABIC’s technology goals in the fields of carbon neutrality, circular economy, sustainable agri-nutrients and differentiated materials and process solutions for our customers. We achieve this through collaboration with innovative startups, using venture capital instruments with strategic technical and commercial agreements to accelerate the commercialization of innovative technologies.